social2024
Share of positive results among the diagnostic tests performed using molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.6%
Median: 13.2%
Countries Covered
155
with available data
Highest
State of Palestine
100.0%
Lowest
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1State of Palestine100.0%
2Grenada100.0%
3Curaçao100.0%
4Saint Kitts and Nevis100.0%
5Barbados100.0%
By Region
North America25.2%(2 countries)
Other24.5%(106 countries)
Asia16.8%(18 countries)
Africa15.2%(9 countries)
South America13.1%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.6%)
North America (2)
Other (106)
Asia (18)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (13)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Palestine | 100.0% |
| 2 | Grenada | 100.0% |
| 3 | Curaçao | 100.0% |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% |
| 5 | Barbados | 100.0% |
| 6 | Malta | 97.3% |
| 7 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 91.2% |
| 8 | Türkiye | 90.7% |
| 9 | North Korea | 82.1% |
| 10 | Dominica | 80.0% |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 62.5% |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 56.2% |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 56.0% |
| 14 | Libya | 52.6% |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.0% |
| 16 | Egypt | 47.8% |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 45.9% |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 42.9% |
| 19 | South Sudan | 42.8% |
| 20 | Fiji | 42.7% |
| 21 | South Korea | 40.7% |
| 22 | Myanmar | 38.3% |
| 23 | Tunisia | 35.4% |
| 24 | Mexico | 32.7% |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 30.4% |
| 26 | People's Republic of China | 29.9% |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 28.6% |
| 28 | Liberia | 27.1% |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 26.9% |
| 30 | Venezuela | 26.5% |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26.4% |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 26.3% |
| 33 | Sudan | 25.8% |
| 34 | Guinea | 25.3% |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.3% |
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.7% |
| 37 | Haiti | 24.0% |
| 38 | Lebanon | 23.8% |
| 39 | Bolivia | 23.4% |
| 40 | Serbia | 23.2% |
| 41 | Niger | 22.9% |
| 42 | Madagascar | 22.7% |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 22.2% |
| 44 | Burundi | 22.0% |
| 45 | Senegal | 21.8% |
| 46 | Algeria | 21.7% |
| 47 | Guyana | 21.7% |
| 48 | Chad | 21.5% |
| 49 | Cuba | 21.3% |
| 50 | Switzerland | 21.3% |
| 51 | Philippines | 20.7% |
| 52 | Peru | 20.6% |
| 53 | Mauritania | 20.6% |
| 54 | Argentina | 20.5% |
| 55 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.4% |
| 56 | Bahamas | 20.0% |
| 57 | Mali | 19.9% |
| 58 | Djibouti | 19.4% |
| 59 | Iraq | 19.3% |
| 60 | Vietnam | 18.8% |
| 61 | Morocco | 18.6% |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 18.4% |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 18.2% |
| 64 | Thailand | 18.1% |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 18.1% |
| 66 | Panama | 17.8% |
| 67 | Guatemala | 17.6% |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.2% |
| 69 | Lithuania | 16.5% |
| 70 | Malaysia | 16.4% |
| 71 | Jordan | 15.5% |
| 72 | Pakistan | 15.3% |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 15.2% |
| 74 | Poland | 15.0% |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.3% |
| 76 | Belize | 13.4% |
| 77 | Colombia | 13.3% |
| 78 | Ecuador | 13.2% |
| 79 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.1% |
| 80 | Hungary | 12.9% |
| 81 | Indonesia | 12.6% |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.5% |
| 83 | Nepal | 12.4% |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 12.2% |
| 85 | Togo | 11.9% |
| 86 | India | 11.9% |
| 87 | Cameroon | 11.6% |
| 88 | Benin | 11.6% |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 11.5% |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.4% |
| 91 | Suriname | 11.4% |
| 92 | Kiribati | 11.3% |
| 93 | Maldives | 11.2% |
| 94 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.2% |
| 95 | Cambodia | 11.0% |
| 96 | Uruguay | 11.0% |
| 97 | Ireland | 10.9% |
| 98 | Moldova, Republic of | 10.9% |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 10.7% |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.6% |
| 101 | Mozambique | 10.5% |
| 102 | Kenya | 10.4% |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 10.4% |
| 104 | Brazil | 10.3% |
| 105 | Albania | 10.3% |
| 106 | Timor-Leste | 10.2% |
| 107 | Jamaica | 10.2% |
| 108 | Somalia | 10.0% |
| 109 | Israel | 9.6% |
| 110 | Paraguay | 9.6% |
| 111 | Montenegro | 9.5% |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 9.4% |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 9.2% |
| 114 | Honduras | 9.1% |
| 115 | Nigeria | 8.9% |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 8.8% |
| 117 | Portugal | 8.6% |
| 118 | Armenia | 8.6% |
| 119 | Angola | 8.6% |
| 120 | Namibia | 8.5% |
| 121 | Botswana | 8.2% |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 8.2% |
| 123 | Mongolia | 8.2% |
| 124 | Ukraine | 8.1% |
| 125 | El Salvador | 7.7% |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 7.6% |
| 127 | Yemen | 7.5% |
| 128 | Malawi | 7.3% |
| 129 | Latvia | 7.2% |
| 130 | Georgia | 7.2% |
| 131 | Belarus | 7.1% |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 7.0% |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 7.0% |
| 134 | Eswatini | 6.9% |
| 135 | South Africa | 6.6% |
| 136 | Rwanda | 6.5% |
| 137 | Bhutan | 6.3% |
| 138 | Slovakia | 6.3% |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 5.4% |
| 140 | Estonia | 5.0% |
| 141 | Ghana | 5.0% |
| 142 | Uganda | 4.2% |
| 143 | Zambia | 4.0% |
| 144 | Greenland | 3.9% |
| 145 | Lesotho | 3.7% |
| 146 | Eritrea | 3.5% |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.3% |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 3.0% |
| 149 | Chile | 3.0% |
| 150 | Slovenia | 1.7% |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 1.0% |
| 152 | Gabon | 1.0% |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.3% |
| 154 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
Showing 155 of 155 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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