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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
36.8%
Median: 31.2%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
96.1%
Lowest
Hong Kong
0.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea96.1%
2Lao People's Democratic Republic92.7%
3United Republic of Tanzania92.5%
4Tajikistan88.4%
5Sierra Leone80.7%
By Region
Africa54.9%(5 countries)
Other49.2%(55 countries)
Asia30.7%(16 countries)
South America19.9%(4 countries)
Europe18.6%(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5%)High (96.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.8%)
Africa (5)
Other (55)
Asia (16)
South America (4)
Europe (27)
North America (3)
Oceania (1)
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 | Equatorial Guinea | 96.1% |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 92.7% |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 92.5% |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 88.4% |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 80.7% |
| 6 | Ghana | 78.3% |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 78.2% |
| 8 | Rwanda | 76.8% |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 76.6% |
| 10 | Egypt | 76.0% |
| 11 | Tonga | 75.5% |
| 12 | Mali | 74.3% |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 72.8% |
| 14 | Angola | 72.7% |
| 15 | Philippines | 71.9% |
| 16 | Cameroon | 71.9% |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68.2% |
| 18 | Togo | 66.6% |
| 19 | South Sudan | 65.9% |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.9% |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 62.9% |
| 22 | Jordan | 61.5% |
| 23 | Cambodia | 61.2% |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 60.6% |
| 25 | Iraq | 60.5% |
| 26 | Türkiye | 59.3% |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 59.3% |
| 28 | Chad | 59.1% |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.4% |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 55.0% |
| 31 | Bahrain | 53.6% |
| 32 | Serbia | 53.3% |
| 33 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 51.5% |
| 34 | Benin | 51.4% |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 51.0% |
| 36 | Republic of The Gambia | 47.1% |
| 37 | Nepal | 46.2% |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 45.7% |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 45.3% |
| 40 | State of Palestine | 44.8% |
| 41 | Armenia | 44.4% |
| 42 | Lesotho | 43.4% |
| 43 | Romania | 42.2% |
| 44 | Moldova, Republic of | 40.6% |
| 45 | Croatia | 40.4% |
| 46 | Madagascar | 38.7% |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 37.8% |
| 48 | Eswatini | 37.5% |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 36.6% |
| 50 | Pakistan | 35.6% |
| 51 | Montenegro | 35.3% |
| 52 | Czech Republic | 34.8% |
| 53 | Senegal | 34.5% |
| 54 | Bhutan | 33.8% |
| 55 | Namibia | 31.9% |
| 56 | El Salvador | 31.2% |
| 57 | Botswana | 30.6% |
| 58 | Samoa | 28.8% |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 28.0% |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 27.7% |
| 61 | Seychelles | 27.0% |
| 62 | Hungary | 26.4% |
| 63 | South Africa | 25.2% |
| 64 | Malaysia | 23.7% |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 23.7% |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 23.7% |
| 67 | Vietnam | 23.4% |
| 68 | Timor-Leste | 23.0% |
| 69 | Tunisia | 22.6% |
| 70 | Morocco | 22.5% |
| 71 | Peru | 22.1% |
| 72 | Paraguay | 21.6% |
| 73 | Germany | 21.4% |
| 74 | Mauritius | 19.8% |
| 75 | Georgia | 19.6% |
| 76 | Ecuador | 19.5% |
| 77 | Canada | 19.5% |
| 78 | Colombia | 19.4% |
| 79 | Belgium | 18.5% |
| 80 | Uruguay | 18.4% |
| 81 | Slovenia | 18.0% |
| 82 | Slovakia | 17.9% |
| 83 | Greece | 17.4% |
| 84 | India | 17.0% |
| 85 | Austria | 16.8% |
| 86 | Jamaica | 16.6% |
| 87 | Israel | 15.9% |
| 88 | France | 15.3% |
| 89 | Portugal | 14.9% |
| 90 | Estonia | 14.2% |
| 91 | Netherlands | 12.5% |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 11.0% |
| 93 | Latvia | 10.6% |
| 94 | Spain | 10.3% |
| 95 | Cyprus | 10.0% |
| 96 | Malta | 8.4% |
| 97 | Indonesia | 8.0% |
| 98 | Iceland | 7.5% |
| 99 | Italy | 7.1% |
| 100 | Ireland | 7.0% |
| 101 | United States of America | 6.9% |
| 102 | Sweden | 6.3% |
| 103 | Denmark | 6.2% |
| 104 | United Kingdom | 6.2% |
| 105 | New Zealand | 4.5% |
| 106 | Finland | 4.3% |
| 107 | Barbados | 3.5% |
| 108 | Singapore | 2.9% |
| 109 | Mexico | 1.9% |
| 110 | South Korea | 0.9% |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 0.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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