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NBER-United Nations
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2000; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
31.4value
Median: 25.2value
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
Kiribati
261.1value
Lowest
Iraq
0.3value
Top 5 Countries
1Kiribati261.1value
2Liberia135.5value
3Malaysia126.2value
4Equatorial Guinea118.5value
5Singapore109.7value
By Region
Asia39.6value(27 countries)
Europe34.0value(30 countries)
Africa30.7value(9 countries)
Other29.8value(86 countries)
Oceania23.1value(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.3value)High (261.1value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 31.4value)
Asia (27)
Europe (30)
Africa (9)
Other (86)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
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 2000; 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 | Kiribati | 261.1value |
| 2 | Liberia | 135.5value |
| 3 | Malaysia | 126.2value |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 118.5value |
| 5 | Singapore | 109.7value |
| 6 | Oman | 102.1value |
| 7 | Angola | 89.0value |
| 8 | Ireland | 79.0value |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 74.3value |
| 10 | Estonia | 73.9value |
| 11 | Guyana | 71.0value |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 68.1value |
| 13 | Gabon | 67.0value |
| 14 | Qatar | 64.0value |
| 15 | Moldova, Republic of | 61.7value |
| 16 | Belgium | 61.0value |
| 17 | Hungary | 61.0value |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 60.4value |
| 19 | Philippines | 60.0value |
| 20 | Thailand | 59.8value |
| 21 | Malta | 57.4value |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 57.1value |
| 23 | Honduras | 53.5value |
| 24 | Suriname | 53.1value |
| 25 | Nigeria | 53.0value |
| 26 | Kuwait | 51.7value |
| 27 | Netherlands | 50.1value |
| 28 | Taiwan, Province of China | 49.5value |
| 29 | Czech Republic | 46.7value |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 45.9value |
| 31 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 45.2value |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 44.3value |
| 33 | Indonesia | 43.7value |
| 34 | Slovenia | 42.5value |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 40.9value |
| 36 | Belarus | 40.6value |
| 37 | Algeria | 40.5value |
| 38 | Ukraine | 40.4value |
| 39 | Vietnam | 40.4value |
| 40 | Mauritania | 40.2value |
| 41 | Macao | 39.8value |
| 42 | Cambodia | 39.8value |
| 43 | Mongolia | 39.2value |
| 44 | Seychelles | 39.1value |
| 45 | Slovakia | 38.8value |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.6value |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 38.3value |
| 48 | Canada | 38.2value |
| 49 | Greenland | 37.8value |
| 50 | Finland | 37.5value |
| 51 | Belize | 35.9value |
| 52 | Libya | 35.6value |
| 53 | Fiji | 35.6value |
| 54 | Norway | 35.2value |
| 55 | Ecuador | 34.6value |
| 56 | Latvia | 34.2value |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 33.9value |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 33.4value |
| 59 | Sweden | 33.4value |
| 60 | People's Republic of China | 33.3value |
| 61 | Switzerland | 33.2value |
| 62 | Mauritius | 32.8value |
| 63 | South Korea | 32.2value |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 31.1value |
| 65 | Yemen | 30.9value |
| 66 | Tunisia | 29.6value |
| 67 | Germany | 29.3value |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.0value |
| 69 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 29.0value |
| 70 | Venezuela | 28.9value |
| 71 | Austria | 28.8value |
| 72 | Denmark | 28.8value |
| 73 | Romania | 28.7value |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 28.6value |
| 75 | New Zealand | 28.2value |
| 76 | South Africa | 28.1value |
| 77 | Lithuania | 26.5value |
| 78 | Cameroon | 26.2value |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 25.8value |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 25.5value |
| 81 | Guinea | 25.4value |
| 82 | Chile | 25.2value |
| 83 | Bahrain | 25.2value |
| 84 | Ghana | 24.9value |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.4value |
| 86 | Iceland | 24.3value |
| 87 | Mexico | 24.2value |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 24.0value |
| 89 | Israel | 23.9value |
| 90 | Madagascar | 23.1value |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 23.0value |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.6value |
| 93 | Malawi | 22.4value |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 22.2value |
| 95 | France | 21.6value |
| 96 | Samoa | 21.1value |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 20.9value |
| 98 | Portugal | 20.4value |
| 99 | Jamaica | 20.4value |
| 100 | Niger | 20.3value |
| 101 | Morocco | 20.3value |
| 102 | Italy | 20.1value |
| 103 | Guatemala | 19.2value |
| 104 | Spain | 18.9value |
| 105 | Georgia | 18.8value |
| 106 | United Kingdom | 18.5value |
| 107 | Poland | 18.5value |
| 108 | El Salvador | 18.2value |
| 109 | Australia | 18.0value |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 16.9value |
| 111 | Zambia | 15.7value |
| 112 | Colombia | 14.6value |
| 113 | Panama | 14.4value |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.0value |
| 115 | Croatia | 13.9value |
| 116 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.5value |
| 117 | Sudan | 13.4value |
| 118 | Somalia | 13.2value |
| 119 | Togo | 13.0value |
| 120 | Paraguay | 12.8value |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 12.7value |
| 122 | Peru | 12.6value |
| 123 | Pakistan | 12.5value |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.3value |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.0value |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 11.9value |
| 127 | Bahamas | 11.8value |
| 128 | Bolivia | 11.4value |
| 129 | Armenia | 11.1value |
| 130 | Uruguay | 11.1value |
| 131 | Japan | 11.0value |
| 132 | Türkiye | 10.7value |
| 133 | Argentina | 9.4value |
| 134 | Kenya | 9.3value |
| 135 | Brazil | 9.3value |
| 136 | Nepal | 8.8value |
| 137 | Cyprus | 8.7value |
| 138 | India | 8.6value |
| 139 | Jordan | 8.5value |
| 140 | Haiti | 8.4value |
| 141 | Senegal | 8.4value |
| 142 | Benin | 8.2value |
| 143 | Greece | 8.2value |
| 144 | United States of America | 7.7value |
| 145 | Albania | 7.6value |
| 146 | Mali | 7.5value |
| 147 | Chad | 6.4value |
| 148 | Mozambique | 6.4value |
| 149 | Egypt | 6.0value |
| 150 | Bermuda | 5.9value |
| 151 | Uganda | 5.3value |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 5.1value |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 5.0value |
| 154 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.0value |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 4.8value |
| 156 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.6value |
| 157 | Cuba | 4.0value |
| 158 | Rwanda | 3.9value |
| 159 | North Korea | 3.7value |
| 160 | Barbados | 3.5value |
| 161 | Burundi | 3.2value |
| 162 | Lebanon | 3.1value |
| 163 | Myanmar | 1.5value |
| 164 | Djibouti | 1.1value |
| 165 | Iraq | 0.3value |
Showing 165 of 165 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2000).
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