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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 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data124 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
43.6%
Median: 41.2%
Countries Covered
124
with available data
Highest
South Korea
93.0%
Lowest
Chad
1.8%
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea93.0%
2Singapore93.0%
3Palau91.7%
4Hong Kong91.0%
5Vietnam91.0%
By Region
Europe73.0%(25 countries)
Oceania60.5%(2 countries)
Asia46.8%(17 countries)
North America44.4%(4 countries)
Other33.5%(65 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.8%)High (93.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 43.6%)

Europe (25)
Oceania (2)
Asia (17)
North America (4)
Other (65)
South America (7)
Africa (4)

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 2023; 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
1South Korea93.0%
2Singapore93.0%
3Palau91.7%
4Hong Kong91.0%
5Vietnam91.0%
6Russian Federation90.9%
7Lithuania87.0%
8Solomon Islands86.4%
9Austria83.6%
10Netherlands83.0%
11Poland83.0%
12Niue82.0%
13United Kingdom80.0%
14Türkiye79.0%
15Czech Republic78.0%
16Latvia78.0%
17Romania78.0%
18Sweden77.0%
19Finland76.0%
20Tonga75.3%
21Germany75.0%
22Bulgaria74.0%
23Serbia74.0%
24Slovakia73.0%
25Belgium73.0%
26Armenia72.0%
27Cyprus71.0%
28Hungary71.0%
29Slovenia71.0%
30Croatia70.0%
31Portugal70.0%
32Malta69.1%
33Italy69.0%
34United States of America68.0%
35Tokelau66.7%
36Fiji66.4%
37Moldova, Republic of65.8%
38Canada65.0%
39Malaysia64.0%
40Australia64.0%
41Georgia63.0%
42Norway63.0%
43Cook Islands62.9%
44Spain62.0%
45Azerbaijan61.0%
46United Arab Emirates60.0%
47Mauritius59.0%
48New Zealand57.0%
49France56.0%
50Kazakhstan56.0%
51Papua New Guinea55.4%
52Tuvalu54.7%
53Kiribati53.1%
54Montenegro53.0%
55Seychelles52.4%
56The Republic of North Macedonia51.0%
57Ukraine50.2%
58Qatar46.0%
59Bahrain45.0%
60Micronesia, Federated States of44.6%
61Chile44.3%
62Thailand43.4%
63Peru38.9%
64Marshall Islands38.1%
65Mexico38.0%
66Uruguay38.0%
67Bosnia and Herzegovina38.0%
68Eswatini37.4%
69Kenya36.9%
70Botswana36.6%
71Uzbekistan35.0%
72Mongolia33.9%
73Jordan32.0%
74Islamic Republic of Iran31.0%
75South Africa29.7%
76Oman29.0%
77Saudi Arabia29.0%
78Brazil28.8%
79Senegal27.2%
80Burkina Faso25.0%
81Zimbabwe23.4%
82Ecuador22.9%
83Gabon22.9%
84Kuwait22.0%
85Morocco22.0%
86Costa Rica20.9%
87Cuba20.7%
88Uganda20.7%
89Lesotho19.7%
90Benin19.1%
91Burundi18.0%
92Cambodia18.0%
93Indonesia17.5%
94Namibia17.4%
95Philippines17.0%
96Colombia16.6%
97Zambia16.0%
98Togo15.9%
99Mozambique15.2%
100Algeria14.1%
101Argentina13.1%
102Myanmar12.0%
103Tunisia11.3%
104Honduras11.2%
105Cameroon11.1%
106United Republic of Tanzania8.1%
107Lao People's Democratic Republic7.9%
108Niger7.9%
109Republic of the Congo7.7%
110Bolivia7.7%
111El Salvador7.6%
112Pakistan7.5%
113Guinea6.8%
114Guatemala6.7%
115Madagascar6.3%
116Paraguay5.6%
117Malawi4.1%
118Panama3.3%
119Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2%
120Nicaragua3.1%
121Cote d'Ivoire2.6%
122Yemen2.3%
123Dominican Republic2.1%
124Chad1.8%
Showing 124 of 124 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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