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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 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data111 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
55.8%
Median: 55.1%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
United Republic of Tanzania
88.9%
Lowest
Greece
11.3%
Top 5 Countries
1United Republic of Tanzania88.9%
2Norway84.7%
3Switzerland83.1%
4Uzbekistan81.3%
5Finland80.4%
By Region
Oceania69.3%(2 countries)
North America61.1%(3 countries)
Europe58.9%(30 countries)
Other55.4%(41 countries)
Asia54.3%(20 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (11.3%)High (88.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 55.8%)

Oceania (2)
North America (3)
Europe (30)
Other (41)
Asia (20)
Africa (8)
South America (7)

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 2020; 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
1United Republic of Tanzania88.9%
2Norway84.7%
3Switzerland83.1%
4Uzbekistan81.3%
5Finland80.4%
6Philippines79.8%
7Germany78.6%
8Sri Lanka77.2%
9Netherlands75.7%
10Belgium75.5%
11Lao People's Democratic Republic74.1%
12Cambodia73.7%
13Austria73.4%
14Ireland73.1%
15Myanmar71.7%
16Canada71.5%
17Nepal71.0%
18New Zealand70.9%
19Sweden70.6%
20Kenya70.3%
21Thailand69.4%
22Denmark68.4%
23Australia67.6%
24Dominican Republic67.2%
25Nicaragua67.0%
26Poland66.7%
27Georgia65.8%
28Zimbabwe64.8%
29Israel64.7%
30Slovenia64.4%
31Burkina Faso63.6%
32India63.0%
33Mauritius62.8%
34Malta62.7%
35Kyrgyzstan62.0%
36France61.5%
37People's Republic of China61.2%
38Slovakia61.2%
39Spain60.5%
40Uganda60.4%
41Bangladesh60.4%
42Kazakhstan60.2%
43Ghana60.1%
44Mali60.0%
45Mongolia60.0%
46Ethiopia59.8%
47Senegal59.3%
48United Kingdom58.8%
49Uruguay58.8%
50Iraq57.9%
51Costa Rica56.8%
52United States of America56.5%
53Hong Kong56.4%
54Zambia56.4%
55Mexico55.2%
56Islamic Republic of Iran55.1%
57Estonia54.5%
58Tajikistan54.3%
59Guinea54.1%
60Croatia54.0%
61Albania53.8%
62Czech Republic53.7%
63Morocco53.3%
64Portugal53.3%
65Romania53.0%
66Bulgaria52.3%
67United Arab Emirates50.9%
68Brazil50.5%
69Argentina50.0%
70El Salvador49.5%
71Namibia49.5%
72Venezuela49.2%
73Lithuania48.8%
74Paraguay48.5%
75South Africa48.3%
76Latvia47.9%
77Bolivia47.7%
78Vietnam47.6%
79Colombia47.5%
80Türkiye47.5%
81Indonesia47.4%
82Italy47.4%
83Tunisia47.4%
84Bahrain47.4%
85Algeria47.1%
86Malaysia46.7%
87Republic of the Congo46.6%
88Peru46.2%
89Japan46.1%
90Bosnia and Herzegovina45.4%
91Moldova, Republic of44.8%
92Ecuador44.4%
93Jordan44.4%
94Cyprus43.5%
95The Republic of North Macedonia42.9%
96Hungary42.3%
97Chile41.7%
98Benin39.5%
99Cameroon39.1%
100Ukraine39.0%
101Montenegro37.7%
102Lebanon36.6%
103Cote d'Ivoire35.6%
104Egypt35.6%
105Taiwan, Province of China34.4%
106Russian Federation32.1%
107Nigeria31.8%
108Serbia30.1%
109Gabon30.0%
110South Korea27.4%
111Greece11.3%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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