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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
63.8%
Median: 69.6%
Countries Covered
124
with available data
Highest
Burundi
100.0%
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi100.0%
2Fiji100.0%
3Jordan100.0%
4Norway100.0%
5Russian Federation100.0%
By Region
Other71.5%(61 countries)
Oceania70.8%(2 countries)
Africa67.0%(7 countries)
South America62.5%(6 countries)
North America62.3%(3 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: 63.8%)

Other (61)
Oceania (2)
Africa (7)
South America (6)
North America (3)
Asia (14)
Europe (31)

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
1Burundi100.0%
2Fiji100.0%
3Jordan100.0%
4Norway100.0%
5Russian Federation100.0%
6Singapore100.0%
7South Sudan100.0%
8Sudan100.0%
9Togo100.0%
10United Arab Emirates100.0%
11Samoa100.0%
12Montenegro95.4%
13South Korea93.6%
14Gabon93.6%
15Georgia92.0%
16Croatia90.9%
17Madagascar90.7%
18Benin89.4%
19Cape Verde89.0%
20United Republic of Tanzania88.9%
21People's Republic of China88.5%
22Dominican Republic88.2%
23Canada88.0%
24Trinidad and Tobago87.5%
25Marshall Islands87.0%
26Slovenia86.8%
27Zambia85.7%
28France85.3%
29Tunisia84.9%
30Uganda84.1%
31Botswana83.8%
32Latvia83.8%
33Australia83.8%
34Ghana83.0%
35Austria82.3%
36Saint Kitts and Nevis82.0%
37Uruguay81.8%
38Zimbabwe81.0%
39Guinea80.9%
40Liechtenstein80.2%
41Lao People's Democratic Republic80.0%
42Niger80.0%
43Switzerland79.4%
44Morocco79.2%
45Belize79.0%
46Türkiye78.5%
47Rwanda77.8%
48Cote d'Ivoire76.9%
49Germany76.7%
50Malawi75.3%
51Angola75.3%
52Panama75.2%
53Turkmenistan75.1%
54Cyprus75.0%
55Chile73.1%
56Ethiopia72.7%
57The Republic of North Macedonia72.2%
58Paraguay71.6%
59South Africa70.7%
60Mali70.0%
61Sierra Leone70.0%
62Eswatini70.0%
63Belarus69.2%
64Brazil68.2%
65Andorra68.0%
66Guyana67.8%
67Poland67.6%
68Democratic Republic of the Congo66.0%
69Lesotho64.7%
70Bahamas64.7%
71Costa Rica63.9%
72Namibia63.0%
73Jamaica63.0%
74Argentina62.2%
75Slovakia61.4%
76Finland59.7%
77Ireland58.2%
78Republic of The Gambia58.0%
79New Zealand57.9%
80Japan57.1%
81Mexico56.9%
82Azerbaijan56.6%
83Bolivia55.6%
84Portugal52.9%
85Colombia52.6%
86Moldova, Republic of51.1%
87El Salvador51.0%
88Romania50.9%
89Serbia50.8%
90Nigeria50.8%
91Italy50.7%
92Iceland50.0%
93Liberia50.0%
94Qatar50.0%
95Kazakhstan48.9%
96Sweden48.4%
97Senegal44.4%
98United States of America42.0%
99Cameroon40.0%
100Israel40.0%
101Yemen37.8%
102Peru37.4%
103Kenya37.1%
104Thailand36.8%
105Hungary33.3%
106United Kingdom32.9%
107Bulgaria32.7%
108Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6%
109Denmark29.3%
110Lebanon29.1%
111Belgium26.3%
112Lithuania22.4%
113Spain21.6%
114Greece20.4%
115Estonia18.5%
116Czech Republic15.5%
117Netherlands12.7%
118India10.0%
119Burkina Faso9.0%
120Malta6.7%
121Indonesia5.0%
122Bahrain4.5%
123Luxembourg0.0%
124Antigua and Barbuda0.0%
Showing 124 of 124 countries

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Data Source

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

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