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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 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data105 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
27.7%
Median: 25.5%
Countries Covered
105
with available data
Highest
Denmark
75.3%
Lowest
Ecuador
7.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark75.3%
2Sweden73.9%
3Norway67.6%
4Netherlands67.3%
5Finland60.0%
By Region
Oceania49.4%(2 countries)
Europe37.1%(29 countries)
North America30.1%(4 countries)
Africa27.1%(8 countries)
Asia23.7%(22 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (7.8%)High (75.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.7%)

Oceania (2)
Europe (29)
North America (4)
Africa (8)
Asia (22)
Other (33)
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 2022; 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
1Denmark75.3%
2Sweden73.9%
3Norway67.6%
4Netherlands67.3%
5Finland60.0%
6Iceland60.0%
7United Kingdom53.7%
8Switzerland52.5%
9New Zealand51.4%
10Canada49.5%
11Ethiopia47.8%
12Australia47.5%
13Spain43.8%
14Myanmar41.3%
15Rwanda41.1%
16South Africa39.6%
17United States of America39.5%
18Hungary38.9%
19Austria38.8%
20Czech Republic36.8%
21Mali35.8%
22Portugal35.2%
23Montenegro35.2%
24Haiti34.3%
25France34.3%
26Pakistan34.2%
27Estonia34.2%
28Islamic Republic of Iran34.0%
29India33.4%
30Qatar32.9%
31Argentina31.6%
32Croatia31.4%
33Slovakia31.0%
34Vietnam30.8%
35Kuwait30.8%
36Tunisia30.7%
37Macao30.6%
38Germany30.5%
39Jordan29.8%
40Andorra29.2%
41Morocco28.1%
42Burkina Faso27.7%
43Bulgaria27.5%
44Thailand27.2%
45Mongolia27.1%
46The Republic of North Macedonia26.9%
47Philippines26.9%
48Nigeria26.6%
49Italy26.3%
50Zimbabwe25.9%
51Poland25.8%
52Chile25.6%
53Puerto Rico25.5%
54Taiwan, Province of China25.3%
55Türkiye25.1%
56Kenya25.1%
57Libya24.9%
58Yemen24.3%
59Iraq24.0%
60Serbia23.4%
61Bosnia and Herzegovina23.3%
62Ukraine22.9%
63Brazil22.7%
64Lebanon22.6%
65Uruguay22.4%
66Hong Kong22.2%
67Russian Federation22.1%
68Latvia21.2%
69Uzbekistan21.2%
70Armenia20.6%
71Bangladesh20.6%
72Belarus20.0%
73Kazakhstan19.8%
74Egypt19.3%
75Guatemala18.4%
76Trinidad and Tobago18.2%
77Singapore18.0%
78Lithuania17.6%
79South Korea17.5%
80Zambia15.8%
81Kyrgyzstan15.8%
82Ghana15.6%
83Algeria15.1%
84Maldives15.1%
85Venezuela15.0%
86Malaysia14.9%
87State of Palestine14.6%
88Colombia14.3%
89Slovenia13.7%
90Azerbaijan13.7%
91Moldova, Republic of13.6%
92People's Republic of China13.4%
93Georgia13.2%
94Mexico13.1%
95Romania11.8%
96Nicaragua10.8%
97Bolivia10.5%
98Japan10.5%
99Tajikistan10.3%
100Greece9.7%
101Indonesia9.3%
102Cyprus9.3%
103Peru9.0%
104Albania8.7%
105Ecuador7.8%
Showing 105 of 105 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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