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Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
38.4%
Median: 37.7%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Cote d'Ivoire
76.5%
Lowest
Tonga
7.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Cote d'Ivoire76.5%
2Cameroon75.4%
3Chad74.8%
4Jamaica73.4%
5Burkina Faso71.6%
By Region
South America58.1%(4 countries)
Other45.9%(55 countries)
Oceania45.7%(1 countries)
Africa44.0%(5 countries)
Asia32.5%(16 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (7.2%)High (76.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 38.4%)
South America (4)
Other (55)
Oceania (1)
Africa (5)
Asia (16)
Europe (27)
North America (3)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 76.5% |
| 2 | Cameroon | 75.4% |
| 3 | Chad | 74.8% |
| 4 | Jamaica | 73.4% |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 71.6% |
| 6 | Republic of The Gambia | 70.5% |
| 7 | Eswatini | 69.8% |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 69.3% |
| 9 | Ecuador | 67.7% |
| 10 | Cambodia | 62.7% |
| 11 | Uruguay | 61.9% |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 61.1% |
| 13 | Republic of the Congo | 59.2% |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 59.0% |
| 15 | Peru | 58.4% |
| 16 | Benin | 58.2% |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 56.9% |
| 18 | Mali | 56.8% |
| 19 | Namibia | 56.7% |
| 20 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 56.6% |
| 21 | Ghana | 55.7% |
| 22 | Indonesia | 55.6% |
| 23 | Lesotho | 55.4% |
| 24 | Morocco | 55.4% |
| 25 | Togo | 55.3% |
| 26 | Senegal | 55.2% |
| 27 | Paraguay | 54.2% |
| 28 | Samoa | 53.7% |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 53.1% |
| 30 | Barbados | 52.7% |
| 31 | Angola | 52.5% |
| 32 | Jordan | 50.2% |
| 33 | State of Palestine | 49.8% |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.5% |
| 35 | El Salvador | 49.4% |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.0% |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 47.0% |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 46.9% |
| 39 | Madagascar | 46.0% |
| 40 | New Zealand | 45.7% |
| 41 | Pakistan | 44.6% |
| 42 | Colombia | 44.4% |
| 43 | Montenegro | 44.3% |
| 44 | Iraq | 44.0% |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 42.6% |
| 46 | Tunisia | 42.2% |
| 47 | Latvia | 41.8% |
| 48 | Seychelles | 41.6% |
| 49 | Rwanda | 41.4% |
| 50 | Mauritius | 40.8% |
| 51 | Botswana | 40.5% |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 39.7% |
| 53 | Egypt | 39.1% |
| 54 | Georgia | 37.9% |
| 55 | Hungary | 37.9% |
| 56 | Nepal | 37.7% |
| 57 | Vietnam | 37.1% |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 36.5% |
| 59 | Moldova, Republic of | 36.5% |
| 60 | Iceland | 35.4% |
| 61 | Malta | 35.3% |
| 62 | Armenia | 34.4% |
| 63 | Philippines | 34.1% |
| 64 | Türkiye | 34.0% |
| 65 | Ireland | 33.4% |
| 66 | Serbia | 32.8% |
| 67 | India | 32.7% |
| 68 | Malaysia | 32.5% |
| 69 | Croatia | 31.9% |
| 70 | Israel | 31.8% |
| 71 | Denmark | 29.4% |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 29.2% |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.5% |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 26.5% |
| 75 | Portugal | 26.4% |
| 76 | Spain | 26.3% |
| 77 | Cyprus | 26.2% |
| 78 | Czech Republic | 26.1% |
| 79 | Bahrain | 26.1% |
| 80 | France | 25.5% |
| 81 | Hong Kong | 25.3% |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 24.3% |
| 83 | Estonia | 23.8% |
| 84 | United States of America | 22.9% |
| 85 | Slovakia | 22.9% |
| 86 | Finland | 22.5% |
| 87 | Mexico | 21.5% |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 19.0% |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 18.6% |
| 90 | Netherlands | 18.0% |
| 91 | Sweden | 17.7% |
| 92 | Canada | 17.4% |
| 93 | South Africa | 17.1% |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 16.9% |
| 95 | Austria | 16.9% |
| 96 | Germany | 16.2% |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 16.0% |
| 98 | Slovenia | 15.6% |
| 99 | Italy | 15.5% |
| 100 | South Sudan | 15.2% |
| 101 | Greece | 14.6% |
| 102 | Belgium | 14.5% |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 14.2% |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 14.0% |
| 105 | Singapore | 13.9% |
| 106 | Bhutan | 13.8% |
| 107 | People's Republic of China | 12.2% |
| 108 | Romania | 11.9% |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 11.3% |
| 110 | South Korea | 11.0% |
| 111 | Tonga | 7.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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