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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
25.5%
Median: 23.2%
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
49.0%
Lowest
Hong Kong
10.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic49.0%
2Niger46.6%
3Somalia46.6%
4Mali46.1%
5Chad46.1%
By Region
Africa34.5%(9 countries)
Other28.2%(135 countries)
Asia23.6%(26 countries)
North America22.1%(4 countries)
South America20.7%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (10.5%)High (49.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 25.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 | Central African Republic | 49.0% |
| 2 | Niger | 46.6% |
| 3 | Somalia | 46.6% |
| 4 | Mali | 46.1% |
| 5 | Chad | 46.1% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.0% |
| 7 | Burundi | 44.7% |
| 8 | Mozambique | 44.5% |
| 9 | Angola | 44.4% |
| 10 | Uganda | 43.5% |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 42.9% |
| 12 | Mauritania | 42.7% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 42.5% |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 41.8% |
| 15 | Benin | 41.6% |
| 16 | Zambia | 41.5% |
| 17 | Cameroon | 41.4% |
| 18 | Yemen | 41.1% |
| 19 | Nigeria | 41.0% |
| 20 | Guinea | 40.9% |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 40.9% |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.9% |
| 23 | Togo | 40.8% |
| 24 | Malawi | 40.7% |
| 25 | Sudan | 40.5% |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 40.4% |
| 27 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.2% |
| 28 | Liberia | 39.5% |
| 29 | Madagascar | 39.3% |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 39.1% |
| 31 | South Sudan | 38.9% |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.8% |
| 33 | Samoa | 38.5% |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 38.3% |
| 35 | Senegal | 38.2% |
| 36 | Eritrea | 38.1% |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 38.1% |
| 38 | State of Palestine | 38.0% |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.8% |
| 40 | Nauru | 37.8% |
| 41 | Rwanda | 37.4% |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 37.3% |
| 43 | Comoros | 37.1% |
| 44 | Namibia | 37.0% |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 37.0% |
| 46 | Kenya | 36.8% |
| 47 | Pakistan | 36.7% |
| 48 | Iraq | 36.6% |
| 49 | Gabon | 36.5% |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 36.3% |
| 51 | Ghana | 35.8% |
| 52 | Tonga | 35.4% |
| 53 | Kiribati | 34.7% |
| 54 | Lesotho | 34.5% |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 34.5% |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 33.7% |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 33.5% |
| 58 | Eswatini | 33.4% |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 32.9% |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.3% |
| 61 | Mongolia | 32.2% |
| 62 | Botswana | 32.1% |
| 63 | Egypt | 32.0% |
| 64 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 31.8% |
| 65 | Guatemala | 31.6% |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 31.5% |
| 67 | Haiti | 31.2% |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 31.1% |
| 69 | Jordan | 30.7% |
| 70 | Honduras | 30.6% |
| 71 | Algeria | 30.3% |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.2% |
| 73 | Cambodia | 29.8% |
| 74 | Bolivia | 29.8% |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 29.4% |
| 76 | Djibouti | 29.2% |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.2% |
| 78 | Guyana | 29.2% |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 28.8% |
| 80 | Paraguay | 28.6% |
| 81 | Nepal | 28.4% |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 28.0% |
| 83 | Philippines | 27.9% |
| 84 | Libya | 27.4% |
| 85 | Israel | 27.4% |
| 86 | Fiji | 27.1% |
| 87 | American Samoa | 27.0% |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 26.6% |
| 89 | Belize | 26.6% |
| 90 | Lebanon | 26.2% |
| 91 | Guam | 26.0% |
| 92 | South Africa | 25.9% |
| 93 | Suriname | 25.6% |
| 94 | Morocco | 25.6% |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 25.5% |
| 96 | Venezuela | 25.5% |
| 97 | Panama | 24.9% |
| 98 | El Salvador | 24.8% |
| 99 | Oman | 24.7% |
| 100 | India | 24.6% |
| 101 | Indonesia | 24.6% |
| 102 | Mexico | 24.5% |
| 103 | Ecuador | 24.5% |
| 104 | Myanmar | 24.3% |
| 105 | Tunisia | 24.0% |
| 106 | Peru | 24.0% |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 23.8% |
| 108 | Vietnam | 23.2% |
| 109 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 22.4% |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 22.0% |
| 111 | Northern Mariana Islands | 22.0% |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 21.8% |
| 113 | Malaysia | 21.8% |
| 114 | Argentina | 21.6% |
| 115 | Türkiye | 21.4% |
| 116 | Saint Martin (French part) | 21.3% |
| 117 | New Caledonia | 21.3% |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.3% |
| 119 | Bhutan | 20.9% |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.8% |
| 121 | Greenland | 20.8% |
| 122 | Georgia | 20.8% |
| 123 | Colombia | 20.3% |
| 124 | Faroe Islands | 20.0% |
| 125 | Seychelles | 20.0% |
| 126 | Moldova, Republic of | 19.8% |
| 127 | Brazil | 19.7% |
| 128 | Maldives | 19.6% |
| 129 | Grenada | 19.4% |
| 130 | Armenia | 19.2% |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 19.1% |
| 132 | North Korea | 18.9% |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 18.8% |
| 134 | Bahrain | 18.7% |
| 135 | Jamaica | 18.7% |
| 136 | Ireland | 18.6% |
| 137 | Uruguay | 18.3% |
| 138 | Palau | 18.2% |
| 139 | Kuwait | 18.2% |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.2% |
| 141 | Montenegro | 18.1% |
| 142 | New Zealand | 18.1% |
| 143 | Bahamas | 17.9% |
| 144 | Dominica | 17.9% |
| 145 | Australia | 17.8% |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.8% |
| 147 | Iceland | 17.8% |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.8% |
| 149 | Gibraltar | 17.6% |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 17.5% |
| 151 | United States of America | 17.3% |
| 152 | Russian Federation | 17.3% |
| 153 | Barbados | 17.2% |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 17.2% |
| 155 | Sweden | 17.0% |
| 156 | Chile | 17.0% |
| 157 | Aruba | 16.8% |
| 158 | Albania | 16.8% |
| 159 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.8% |
| 160 | France | 16.5% |
| 161 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 16.5% |
| 162 | Belarus | 16.3% |
| 163 | Norway | 16.2% |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | 16.2% |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 16.1% |
| 166 | Cyprus | 16.1% |
| 167 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.1% |
| 168 | People's Republic of China | 16.0% |
| 169 | Belgium | 16.0% |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 15.8% |
| 171 | Slovakia | 15.8% |
| 172 | Romania | 15.7% |
| 173 | Denmark | 15.7% |
| 174 | Estonia | 15.6% |
| 175 | Latvia | 15.4% |
| 176 | Czech Republic | 15.4% |
| 177 | Cuba | 15.3% |
| 178 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 15.1% |
| 179 | Canada | 15.1% |
| 180 | Qatar | 15.1% |
| 181 | Netherlands | 15.0% |
| 182 | Switzerland | 15.0% |
| 183 | Curaçao | 14.9% |
| 184 | Mauritius | 14.8% |
| 185 | Poland | 14.8% |
| 186 | Thailand | 14.7% |
| 187 | Slovenia | 14.7% |
| 188 | Lithuania | 14.7% |
| 189 | Finland | 14.6% |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, British | 14.5% |
| 191 | Bulgaria | 14.5% |
| 192 | Hungary | 14.4% |
| 193 | Serbia | 14.3% |
| 194 | Liechtenstein | 14.3% |
| 195 | Austria | 14.2% |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 14.2% |
| 197 | Croatia | 13.9% |
| 198 | Germany | 13.9% |
| 199 | Macao | 13.9% |
| 200 | Ukraine | 13.9% |
| 201 | Bermuda | 13.6% |
| 202 | Monaco | 13.5% |
| 203 | Greece | 13.2% |
| 204 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.0% |
| 205 | Malta | 13.0% |
| 206 | Spain | 12.9% |
| 207 | Portugal | 12.8% |
| 208 | San Marino | 12.3% |
| 209 | Italy | 11.9% |
| 210 | Andorra | 11.9% |
| 211 | Singapore | 11.7% |
| 212 | Puerto Rico | 11.6% |
| 213 | Japan | 11.4% |
| 214 | South Korea | 10.6% |
| 215 | Hong Kong | 10.5% |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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