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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 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data22 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
71.2%
Median: 72.2%
Countries Covered
22
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
83.1%
Lowest
Egypt
59.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong83.1%
2United States of America77.8%
3United Republic of Tanzania76.9%
4Sweden75.9%
5United Kingdom75.9%
By Region
Oceania75.5%(1 countries)
Europe74.1%(5 countries)
Asia72.5%(6 countries)
North America72.0%(2 countries)
Other70.5%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (59.0%)High (83.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 71.2%)

Oceania (1)
Europe (5)
Asia (6)
North America (2)
Other (2)
Africa (4)
South America (2)

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 2024; 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
1Hong Kong83.1%
2United States of America77.8%
3United Republic of Tanzania76.9%
4Sweden75.9%
5United Kingdom75.9%
6Australia75.5%
7Poland74.8%
8Japan74.4%
9Kenya74.0%
10Philippines73.9%
11Germany73.7%
12India70.8%
13Spain70.2%
14Argentina70.1%
15Nigeria69.6%
16Indonesia69.5%
17Mexico66.2%
18South Africa64.9%
19Türkiye64.1%
20Israel63.4%
21Brazil62.2%
22Egypt59.0%
Showing 22 of 22 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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