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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
67.0%
Median: 74.1%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
98.2%
Lowest
Afghanistan
3.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti98.2%
2Luxembourg97.2%
3Qatar96.1%
4Macao96.0%
5Bahamas95.7%
By Region
Oceania88.4%(2 countries)
Europe84.8%(32 countries)
North America81.4%(4 countries)
South America79.6%(7 countries)
Asia67.2%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.7%)High (98.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 67.0%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (106)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 98.2% |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 97.2% |
| 3 | Qatar | 96.1% |
| 4 | Macao | 96.0% |
| 5 | Bahamas | 95.7% |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 95.6% |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 94.5% |
| 8 | Cyprus | 93.5% |
| 9 | Netherlands | 93.4% |
| 10 | Jordan | 93.3% |
| 11 | Kuwait | 93.1% |
| 12 | Israel | 92.8% |
| 13 | Lebanon | 92.4% |
| 14 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 92.3% |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 92.3% |
| 16 | Barbados | 92.3% |
| 17 | Sweden | 92.2% |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 91.9% |
| 19 | Norway | 91.8% |
| 20 | Malta | 91.8% |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 91.7% |
| 22 | Bahrain | 91.5% |
| 23 | Belgium | 91.3% |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 91.3% |
| 25 | Guam | 91.1% |
| 26 | New Caledonia | 91.0% |
| 27 | Iceland | 90.9% |
| 28 | United States of America | 90.8% |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 90.8% |
| 30 | Canada | 90.7% |
| 31 | Australia | 90.4% |
| 32 | Denmark | 90.1% |
| 33 | Singapore | 90.0% |
| 34 | Ireland | 89.6% |
| 35 | Finland | 89.5% |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 89.5% |
| 37 | France | 89.0% |
| 38 | Spain | 88.9% |
| 39 | Libya | 88.9% |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.9% |
| 41 | Switzerland | 88.7% |
| 42 | Montenegro | 88.3% |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 88.0% |
| 44 | Uruguay | 87.7% |
| 45 | Argentina | 86.7% |
| 46 | Venezuela | 86.6% |
| 47 | Germany | 86.4% |
| 48 | New Zealand | 86.4% |
| 49 | Chile | 86.3% |
| 50 | Brazil | 86.3% |
| 51 | Jamaica | 86.3% |
| 52 | Austria | 85.8% |
| 53 | Mauritius | 85.5% |
| 54 | Belize | 85.5% |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 85.2% |
| 56 | Estonia | 84.9% |
| 57 | South Africa | 84.6% |
| 58 | Latvia | 84.5% |
| 59 | Italy | 84.5% |
| 60 | Japan | 84.3% |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 83.9% |
| 62 | Cape Verde | 83.8% |
| 63 | Suriname | 83.8% |
| 64 | Oman | 83.7% |
| 65 | Botswana | 83.7% |
| 66 | South Korea | 83.5% |
| 67 | Portugal | 83.1% |
| 68 | State of Palestine | 82.9% |
| 69 | Cuba | 82.7% |
| 70 | Greece | 82.6% |
| 71 | Croatia | 82.6% |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 82.4% |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 82.1% |
| 74 | Lithuania | 81.8% |
| 75 | Colombia | 80.8% |
| 76 | Paraguay | 80.7% |
| 77 | Panama | 79.9% |
| 78 | El Salvador | 79.7% |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 79.4% |
| 80 | Slovakia | 79.3% |
| 81 | Hungary | 79.1% |
| 82 | Mexico | 78.5% |
| 83 | Honduras | 78.5% |
| 84 | Poland | 78.5% |
| 85 | Slovenia | 78.4% |
| 86 | Guyana | 78.2% |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 78.1% |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 77.7% |
| 89 | Malaysia | 77.6% |
| 90 | Czech Republic | 77.5% |
| 91 | Philippines | 77.4% |
| 92 | Iraq | 74.5% |
| 93 | Ukraine | 74.1% |
| 94 | Belarus | 74.0% |
| 95 | Samoa | 74.0% |
| 96 | Egypt | 73.7% |
| 97 | Algeria | 71.6% |
| 98 | Namibia | 70.9% |
| 99 | Romania | 69.5% |
| 100 | Maldives | 69.5% |
| 101 | Peru | 69.1% |
| 102 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 68.0% |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 67.7% |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 67.6% |
| 105 | Eswatini | 66.3% |
| 106 | Guatemala | 65.5% |
| 107 | Gabon | 65.3% |
| 108 | Türkiye | 64.5% |
| 109 | Serbia | 63.7% |
| 110 | Bolivia | 63.3% |
| 111 | Haiti | 62.9% |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.8% |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 62.0% |
| 114 | Mongolia | 61.5% |
| 115 | Mauritania | 60.5% |
| 116 | Tonga | 60.4% |
| 117 | Ecuador | 60.2% |
| 118 | Nigeria | 59.9% |
| 119 | Tunisia | 59.9% |
| 120 | Armenia | 58.9% |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 58.7% |
| 122 | Indonesia | 58.7% |
| 123 | Senegal | 58.7% |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 58.4% |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 57.7% |
| 126 | Fiji | 57.4% |
| 127 | People's Republic of China | 56.5% |
| 128 | Thailand | 56.3% |
| 129 | Republic of The Gambia | 56.2% |
| 130 | Ghana | 56.0% |
| 131 | Georgia | 55.6% |
| 132 | Comoros | 55.5% |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 54.1% |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 53.1% |
| 135 | Liberia | 51.9% |
| 136 | Timor-Leste | 51.9% |
| 137 | Somalia | 50.9% |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 50.0% |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 49.9% |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 49.4% |
| 141 | Albania | 48.0% |
| 142 | Benin | 47.2% |
| 143 | Sudan | 47.0% |
| 144 | Rwanda | 46.6% |
| 145 | Nepal | 46.5% |
| 146 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.4% |
| 147 | Morocco | 46.1% |
| 148 | Togo | 45.5% |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 45.1% |
| 150 | Republic of the Congo | 45.1% |
| 151 | Yemen | 45.0% |
| 152 | Vietnam | 44.7% |
| 153 | Lesotho | 44.5% |
| 154 | Myanmar | 44.4% |
| 155 | Cameroon | 43.1% |
| 156 | Angola | 42.4% |
| 157 | Kenya | 42.1% |
| 158 | Guinea | 41.3% |
| 159 | Moldova, Republic of | 41.1% |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 39.2% |
| 161 | Cambodia | 38.6% |
| 162 | Zambia | 38.4% |
| 163 | Bhutan | 38.0% |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 35.4% |
| 165 | Eritrea | 34.6% |
| 166 | South Sudan | 33.3% |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 31.7% |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 31.7% |
| 169 | Mali | 31.5% |
| 170 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.0% |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.2% |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.2% |
| 173 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.9% |
| 174 | Uganda | 25.6% |
| 175 | Malawi | 24.2% |
| 176 | India | 24.0% |
| 177 | Madagascar | 22.4% |
| 178 | North Korea | 21.8% |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 19.4% |
| 180 | Chad | 19.4% |
| 181 | Pakistan | 18.8% |
| 182 | Mozambique | 17.0% |
| 183 | Bangladesh | 16.3% |
| 184 | Niger | 10.3% |
| 185 | Burundi | 6.3% |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 3.7% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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