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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.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 63.8%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% |
| 2 | Fiji | 100.0% |
| 3 | Jordan | 100.0% |
| 4 | Norway | 100.0% |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 100.0% |
| 6 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 7 | South Sudan | 100.0% |
| 8 | Sudan | 100.0% |
| 9 | Togo | 100.0% |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 11 | Samoa | 100.0% |
| 12 | Montenegro | 95.4% |
| 13 | South Korea | 93.6% |
| 14 | Gabon | 93.6% |
| 15 | Georgia | 92.0% |
| 16 | Croatia | 90.9% |
| 17 | Madagascar | 90.7% |
| 18 | Benin | 89.4% |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 89.0% |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 88.9% |
| 21 | People's Republic of China | 88.5% |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 88.2% |
| 23 | Canada | 88.0% |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 87.5% |
| 25 | Marshall Islands | 87.0% |
| 26 | Slovenia | 86.8% |
| 27 | Zambia | 85.7% |
| 28 | France | 85.3% |
| 29 | Tunisia | 84.9% |
| 30 | Uganda | 84.1% |
| 31 | Botswana | 83.8% |
| 32 | Latvia | 83.8% |
| 33 | Australia | 83.8% |
| 34 | Ghana | 83.0% |
| 35 | Austria | 82.3% |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 82.0% |
| 37 | Uruguay | 81.8% |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 81.0% |
| 39 | Guinea | 80.9% |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 80.2% |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 80.0% |
| 42 | Niger | 80.0% |
| 43 | Switzerland | 79.4% |
| 44 | Morocco | 79.2% |
| 45 | Belize | 79.0% |
| 46 | Türkiye | 78.5% |
| 47 | Rwanda | 77.8% |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 76.9% |
| 49 | Germany | 76.7% |
| 50 | Malawi | 75.3% |
| 51 | Angola | 75.3% |
| 52 | Panama | 75.2% |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 75.1% |
| 54 | Cyprus | 75.0% |
| 55 | Chile | 73.1% |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 72.7% |
| 57 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 72.2% |
| 58 | Paraguay | 71.6% |
| 59 | South Africa | 70.7% |
| 60 | Mali | 70.0% |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 70.0% |
| 62 | Eswatini | 70.0% |
| 63 | Belarus | 69.2% |
| 64 | Brazil | 68.2% |
| 65 | Andorra | 68.0% |
| 66 | Guyana | 67.8% |
| 67 | Poland | 67.6% |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.0% |
| 69 | Lesotho | 64.7% |
| 70 | Bahamas | 64.7% |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 63.9% |
| 72 | Namibia | 63.0% |
| 73 | Jamaica | 63.0% |
| 74 | Argentina | 62.2% |
| 75 | Slovakia | 61.4% |
| 76 | Finland | 59.7% |
| 77 | Ireland | 58.2% |
| 78 | Republic of The Gambia | 58.0% |
| 79 | New Zealand | 57.9% |
| 80 | Japan | 57.1% |
| 81 | Mexico | 56.9% |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 56.6% |
| 83 | Bolivia | 55.6% |
| 84 | Portugal | 52.9% |
| 85 | Colombia | 52.6% |
| 86 | Moldova, Republic of | 51.1% |
| 87 | El Salvador | 51.0% |
| 88 | Romania | 50.9% |
| 89 | Serbia | 50.8% |
| 90 | Nigeria | 50.8% |
| 91 | Italy | 50.7% |
| 92 | Iceland | 50.0% |
| 93 | Liberia | 50.0% |
| 94 | Qatar | 50.0% |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 48.9% |
| 96 | Sweden | 48.4% |
| 97 | Senegal | 44.4% |
| 98 | United States of America | 42.0% |
| 99 | Cameroon | 40.0% |
| 100 | Israel | 40.0% |
| 101 | Yemen | 37.8% |
| 102 | Peru | 37.4% |
| 103 | Kenya | 37.1% |
| 104 | Thailand | 36.8% |
| 105 | Hungary | 33.3% |
| 106 | United Kingdom | 32.9% |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 32.7% |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.6% |
| 109 | Denmark | 29.3% |
| 110 | Lebanon | 29.1% |
| 111 | Belgium | 26.3% |
| 112 | Lithuania | 22.4% |
| 113 | Spain | 21.6% |
| 114 | Greece | 20.4% |
| 115 | Estonia | 18.5% |
| 116 | Czech Republic | 15.5% |
| 117 | Netherlands | 12.7% |
| 118 | India | 10.0% |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 9.0% |
| 120 | Malta | 6.7% |
| 121 | Indonesia | 5.0% |
| 122 | Bahrain | 4.5% |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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