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% · higher is better · 203 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Mali64.4%
  2. 2Nigeria29.6%
  3. 3Zambia28.2%
  4. 4Uganda23%
  5. 5India21.8%
  6. 6Guatemala17.9%
  7. 7Honduras11.8%
  8. 8Cabo Verde11.5%
  9. 9El Salvador10.2%
  10. 10Lesotho9.6%
  11. 11South Africa8.8%
  12. 12Sri Lanka7.3%
  13. 13Ecuador6.5%
  14. 14Peru6.3%
  15. 15Dominican Republic6%
  16. 16Jordan5.6%
  17. 17Brazil5.3%
  18. 18Paraguay5.1%
  19. 19Colombia4.7%
  20. 20Mexico4.4%
  21. 21Panama3.8%
  22. 22Bolivia3.3%
  23. 23Bahrain2.2%
  24. 24Saudi Arabia2.1%
  25. 25West Bank and Gaza2.1%
  26. 26Mongolia1.4%
  27. 27United Arab Emirates1.2%
  28. 28Uruguay1.1%
  29. 29Qatar0.68%
  30. 30Georgia0.32%

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