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Share of population living in countries with a national ban on corporal punishment of children (home, schools, and alternative care)
Percent of people living in countries that fully prohibit corporal punishment of children in the home, schools and alternative care, latest year.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.0%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
196
with available data
Highest
Canada
1.0%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Canada1.0%
2Afghanistan1.0%
3Argentina1.0%
4Bulgaria0.0%
5Myanmar0.0%
By Region
North America0.3%(4 countries)
South America0.1%(7 countries)
Asia0.0%(25 countries)
Europe0.0%(32 countries)
Other0.0%(117 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
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Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.0%)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Europe (32)
Other (117)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Percent of people living in countries that fully prohibit corporal punishment of children in the home, schools and alternative care, latest year. Source: Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (End Corporal Punishment) + United Nations (World Population Prospects).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1.0% |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 1.0% |
| 3 | Argentina | 1.0% |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 0.0% |
| 5 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 6 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 7 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 8 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 9 | Cameroon | 0.0% |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 14 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 15 | Chile | 0.0% |
| 16 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 17 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 18 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 19 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 22 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 23 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 26 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 28 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 30 | Ecuador | 0.0% |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 34 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 36 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 37 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 38 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 39 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 40 | France | 0.0% |
| 41 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 42 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 43 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 44 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 45 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 46 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 47 | Ghana | 0.0% |
| 48 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 49 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 50 | Guatemala | 0.0% |
| 51 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 52 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 53 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 54 | Honduras | 0.0% |
| 55 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 56 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 57 | India | 0.0% |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.0% |
| 59 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 60 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 61 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 62 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 63 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 65 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 66 | Japan | 0.0% |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 68 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 69 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 70 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 71 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 72 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 75 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 76 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 77 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 78 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 79 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 82 | Madagascar | 0.0% |
| 83 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 84 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 85 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 86 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 87 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 88 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 89 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 90 | Mexico | 0.0% |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 92 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 93 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 94 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 95 | Mozambique | 0.0% |
| 96 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 97 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 98 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 99 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 102 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 104 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 105 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 106 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 107 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 109 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 110 | Pakistan | 0.0% |
| 111 | Panama | 0.0% |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 113 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 114 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 115 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 116 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 117 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 120 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 121 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 122 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 123 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 125 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 126 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% |
| 127 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 129 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 132 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 133 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 134 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 136 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 137 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 138 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 139 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 140 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 141 | South Africa | 0.0% |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% |
| 143 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 144 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 145 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 146 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 147 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 148 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 149 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 150 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 153 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 154 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 155 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 158 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 159 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 162 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 163 | Uganda | 0.0% |
| 164 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 165 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 166 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 167 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 168 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% |
| 169 | United States of America | 0.0% |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 171 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 172 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% |
| 173 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 174 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 175 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 176 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 177 | Zambia | 0.0% |
| 178 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 179 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 180 | Angola | 0.0% |
| 181 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 182 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 183 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 184 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 185 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 186 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 187 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 188 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 189 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 190 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 191 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 192 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 193 | Brazil | 0.0% |
| 194 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 196 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (End Corporal Punishment) + United Nations (World Population Prospects) (2024).
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