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% · higher is better · 195 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2014
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League table

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  1. 1India24.5%
  2. 2Bangladesh23.1%
  3. 3Afghanistan21%
  4. 4Eritrea20.4%
  5. 5Ethiopia20.2%
  6. 6Central African Republic19.1%
  7. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.19.1%
  8. 7Viet Nam18.4%
  9. 8Nepal18%
  10. 9Angola17.7%
  11. 10Niger17.1%
  12. 11Pakistan17%
  13. 12Myanmar16.7%
  14. 13Cambodia16.3%
  15. 14Madagascar16.1%
  16. 15Burundi15.9%
  17. 15Sri Lanka15.9%
  18. 16Congo, Rep.15.7%
  19. 17Mozambique15.3%
  20. 17Lao PDR15.3%
  21. 18Indonesia14.9%
  22. 19Chad14.8%
  23. 19Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.8%
  24. 20Equatorial Guinea14.5%
  25. 21Senegal14%
  26. 21Malawi14%
  27. 22Zambia13.9%
  28. 23Mali13.8%
  29. 24Burkina Faso13.7%
  30. 25Lesotho13.5%
  31. 26Kenya13.3%
  32. 26Tanzania13.3%
  33. 27Guinea-Bissau13.1%
  34. 28Guinea12.9%
  35. 28Rwanda12.9%
  36. 28Djibouti12.9%
  37. 29Bhutan12.7%
  38. 30Mauritania12.4%
  39. 31Comoros12.3%
  40. 31Philippines12.3%
  41. 32Zimbabwe12.1%
  42. 32Gambia, The12.1%
  43. 33Benin11.9%
  44. 33Togo11.9%
  45. 33Sierra Leone11.9%
  46. 34Sudan11.8%
  47. 35Uganda11.5%
  48. 36Botswana11.4%
  49. 37Namibia11.1%
  50. 38Nigeria11%
  51. 39Gabon10.7%
  52. 40Thailand10.5%
  53. 41Eswatini9.8%
  54. 41Liberia9.8%
  55. 42Ghana9.5%
  56. 43Maldives9.3%
  57. 44Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.9%
  58. 45Cote d'Ivoire8.3%
  59. 46Cameroon7.9%
  60. 47Haiti7.6%
  61. 48Malaysia7.5%
  62. 49Mauritius7.1%
  63. 50Brunei Darussalam6.9%
  64. 51South Africa6.7%
  65. 52Sao Tome and Principe6.6%
  66. 53Seychelles5.2%
  67. 54Yemen, Rep.5.1%
  68. 54Guyana5.1%
  69. 55Cuba4.8%
  70. 56Japan4.5%
  71. 57Algeria4.4%
  72. 58Jamaica4.2%
  73. 59Singapore3.8%
  74. 59Belize3.8%
  75. 60Dominican Republic3.7%
  76. 60Suriname3.7%
  77. 61Morocco3.6%
  78. 61St. Lucia3.6%
  79. 62China3.4%
  80. 62Grenada3.4%
  81. 63St. Vincent and the Grenadines3.3%
  82. 64Taiwan3.2%
  83. 65Barbados3.1%
  84. 65Nicaragua3.1%
  85. 65Oman3.1%
  86. 66Tunisia3%
  87. 67Iran, Islamic Rep.2.9%
  88. 67Iraq2.9%
  89. 67Dominica2.9%
  90. 68Tajikistan2.8%
  91. 68Honduras2.8%
  92. 68Korea, Rep.2.8%
  93. 69Trinidad and Tobago2.7%
  94. 70Guatemala2.6%
  95. 70Antigua and Barbuda2.6%
  96. 70St. Kitts and Nevis2.6%
  97. 71Bahrain2.3%
  98. 71Syrian Arab Republic2.3%
  99. 71Hong Kong SAR, China2.3%
  100. 72Fiji2.2%
  101. 73Uzbekistan2.1%
  102. 73Brazil2.1%
  103. 74Solomon Islands2%
  104. 74Kyrgyz Republic2%
  105. 74Mongolia2%
  106. 74Libya2%
  107. 75Papua New Guinea1.9%
  108. 75El Salvador1.9%
  109. 75Colombia1.9%
  110. 75Bahamas, The1.9%
  111. 76Panama1.7%
  112. 76Egypt, Arab Rep.1.7%
  113. 76Turkmenistan1.7%
  114. 77Georgia1.6%
  115. 77Vanuatu1.6%
  116. 77Saudi Arabia1.6%
  117. 78Moldova1.5%
  118. 78Costa Rica1.5%
  119. 78Bermuda1.5%
  120. 78United Arab Emirates1.5%
  121. 78West Bank and Gaza1.5%
  122. 78Puerto Rico (US)1.5%
  123. 79Paraguay1.3%
  124. 79Azerbaijan1.3%
  125. 79Bolivia1.3%
  126. 79Armenia1.3%
  127. 80Kazakhstan1.2%
  128. 81Qatar1.1%
  129. 82Turkiye1%
  130. 82Lebanon1%
  131. 82Jordan1%
  132. 82Mexico1%
  133. 82Russian Federation1%
  134. 83Venezuela, RB0.9%
  135. 83Ukraine0.9%
  136. 84Ecuador0.8%
  137. 84Uruguay0.8%
  138. 84Peru0.8%
  139. 84Kuwait0.8%
  140. 85Switzerland0.7%
  141. 85Serbia0.7%
  142. 85Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7%
  143. 85Belarus0.7%
  144. 85Romania0.7%
  145. 85Poland0.7%
  146. 85Latvia0.7%
  147. 85North Macedonia0.7%
  148. 86Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.6%
  149. 86Estonia0.6%
  150. 86United Kingdom0.6%
  151. 86Greenland0.6%
  152. 86Austria0.6%
  153. 86United States0.6%
  154. 86Croatia0.6%
  155. 86Norway0.6%
  156. 86Albania0.6%
  157. 86Portugal0.6%
  158. 87Slovenia0.5%
  159. 87Denmark0.5%
  160. 87Israel0.5%
  161. 87Hungary0.5%
  162. 87Sweden0.5%
  163. 87Netherlands0.5%
  164. 87Bulgaria0.5%
  165. 87Malta0.5%
  166. 87France0.5%
  167. 87Montenegro0.5%
  168. 88Canada0.4%
  169. 88Italy0.4%
  170. 88Cyprus0.4%
  171. 88Spain0.4%
  172. 88Argentina0.4%
  173. 88Luxembourg0.4%
  174. 88Australia0.4%
  175. 88Ireland0.4%
  176. 88Slovak Republic0.4%
  177. 88New Zealand0.4%
  178. 88Andorra0.4%
  179. 88Greece0.4%
  180. 89Kiribati0.3%
  181. 89Marshall Islands0.3%
  182. 89Finland0.3%
  183. 89Belgium0.3%
  184. 89Germany0.3%
  185. 89Chile0.3%
  186. 89Lithuania0.3%
  187. 90Czechia0.2%
  188. 90Tonga0.2%
  189. 90Palau0.2%
  190. 90Tuvalu0.2%
  191. 90French Polynesia0.2%
  192. 90Iceland0.2%
  193. 91Naoero0.1%
  194. 91Samoa0.1%
  195. 91American Samoa0.1%

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