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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. 1Bangladesh26.5%
  2. 2India24.9%
  3. 3Afghanistan19.7%
  4. 3Eritrea19.7%
  5. 4Nepal19%
  6. 5Viet Nam18.6%
  7. 6Ethiopia17.3%
  8. 7Madagascar16.5%
  9. 8Pakistan16.3%
  10. 9Cambodia16%
  11. 10Myanmar14.8%
  12. 11Central African Republic14.6%
  13. 12Niger14.4%
  14. 13Congo, Dem. Rep.14.3%
  15. 13Philippines14.3%
  16. 14Chad14.2%
  17. 15Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.1%
  18. 15Burkina Faso14.1%
  19. 16Lao PDR14%
  20. 17Indonesia13.6%
  21. 18Burundi12.9%
  22. 19Congo, Rep.12.2%
  23. 20Bhutan12%
  24. 21Sri Lanka11.9%
  25. 21Senegal11.9%
  26. 22Mozambique11.8%
  27. 22Mali11.8%
  28. 23Angola11.7%
  29. 24Djibouti11.6%
  30. 25Guinea11.2%
  31. 25Guinea-Bissau11.2%
  32. 26Gambia, The11.1%
  33. 27Tanzania10.9%
  34. 28Korea, Dem. People's Rep.10.8%
  35. 29Sierra Leone10.6%
  36. 30Malawi10.5%
  37. 31Uganda10.4%
  38. 32Japan10%
  39. 33Kenya9.9%
  40. 34Mauritania9.8%
  41. 35Togo9.7%
  42. 36Benin9.5%
  43. 37Comoros9.4%
  44. 37Nigeria9.4%
  45. 37Zambia9.4%
  46. 38Thailand9.1%
  47. 39Liberia9%
  48. 39Sudan9%
  49. 39Rwanda9%
  50. 40Maldives8.9%
  51. 41Namibia8.7%
  52. 42Malaysia8.6%
  53. 43Equatorial Guinea8.4%
  54. 44Yemen, Rep.8.3%
  55. 45Haiti8.2%
  56. 46Singapore7.9%
  57. 46Cote d'Ivoire7.9%
  58. 47Sao Tome and Principe7.6%
  59. 48Brunei Darussalam7.1%
  60. 49Gabon7%
  61. 50Taiwan6.7%
  62. 51Ghana6.6%
  63. 52Cameroon6.4%
  64. 53Botswana6.3%
  65. 54Hong Kong SAR, China6.1%
  66. 55China6%
  67. 56Lesotho5.7%
  68. 57Mauritius5.6%
  69. 57Zimbabwe5.6%
  70. 58Korea, Rep.5.2%
  71. 59Eswatini4.8%
  72. 59Tajikistan4.8%
  73. 60Cuba4.6%
  74. 61Oman4.5%
  75. 62Guyana4.1%
  76. 62Algeria4.1%
  77. 63Dominican Republic4%
  78. 64Uzbekistan3.8%
  79. 64Seychelles3.8%
  80. 64Kyrgyz Republic3.8%
  81. 65Morocco3.7%
  82. 66Suriname3.6%
  83. 67Turkmenistan3.5%
  84. 67Switzerland3.5%
  85. 67Georgia3.5%
  86. 67Papua New Guinea3.5%
  87. 68Mongolia3.4%
  88. 68Jamaica3.4%
  89. 68Bahrain3.4%
  90. 68Brazil3.4%
  91. 68St. Vincent and the Grenadines3.4%
  92. 69Iraq3.3%
  93. 69Hungary3.3%
  94. 69South Africa3.3%
  95. 70Serbia3.2%
  96. 71Dominica3.1%
  97. 71Iran, Islamic Rep.3.1%
  98. 71Denmark3.1%
  99. 71Tunisia3.1%
  100. 71France3.1%
  101. 72St. Lucia3%
  102. 72Moldova3%
  103. 72Belize3%
  104. 72Honduras3%
  105. 72Bosnia and Herzegovina3%
  106. 73Grenada2.9%
  107. 73Austria2.9%
  108. 73Armenia2.9%
  109. 73Barbados2.9%
  110. 73North Macedonia2.9%
  111. 74Kazakhstan2.8%
  112. 74Slovak Republic2.8%
  113. 74Colombia2.8%
  114. 74Nicaragua2.8%
  115. 74Romania2.8%
  116. 75Albania2.7%
  117. 75Azerbaijan2.7%
  118. 75Puerto Rico (US)2.7%
  119. 75Syrian Arab Republic2.7%
  120. 76Solomon Islands2.6%
  121. 76Bulgaria2.6%
  122. 76Slovenia2.6%
  123. 76Vanuatu2.6%
  124. 76Montenegro2.6%
  125. 77St. Kitts and Nevis2.5%
  126. 77Bahamas, The2.5%
  127. 77Croatia2.5%
  128. 77Russian Federation2.5%
  129. 77Norway2.5%
  130. 78Estonia2.4%
  131. 78El Salvador2.4%
  132. 78Panama2.4%
  133. 78Costa Rica2.4%
  134. 78Paraguay2.4%
  135. 78Ukraine2.4%
  136. 78Antigua and Barbuda2.4%
  137. 78Greenland2.4%
  138. 79Bermuda2.3%
  139. 79Belarus2.3%
  140. 79Poland2.3%
  141. 79Trinidad and Tobago2.3%
  142. 79Latvia2.3%
  143. 80Luxembourg2.2%
  144. 80Guatemala2.2%
  145. 80Sweden2.2%
  146. 80Lebanon2.2%
  147. 80Saudi Arabia2.2%
  148. 80Netherlands2.2%
  149. 81United Arab Emirates2.1%
  150. 81Fiji2.1%
  151. 82Germany2%
  152. 82Libya2%
  153. 82Italy2%
  154. 83Finland1.9%
  155. 83Belgium1.9%
  156. 83United States1.9%
  157. 83Portugal1.9%
  158. 84Australia1.8%
  159. 84Iceland1.8%
  160. 84Qatar1.8%
  161. 84United Kingdom1.8%
  162. 84Czechia1.8%
  163. 85Mexico1.7%
  164. 85Cyprus1.7%
  165. 86West Bank and Gaza1.6%
  166. 86Andorra1.6%
  167. 86New Zealand1.6%
  168. 86Turkiye1.6%
  169. 87Israel1.5%
  170. 87Uruguay1.5%
  171. 87Greece1.5%
  172. 87Lithuania1.5%
  173. 87Malta1.5%
  174. 87Bolivia1.5%
  175. 87Kiribati1.5%
  176. 88Canada1.4%
  177. 88Ireland1.4%
  178. 88Venezuela, RB1.4%
  179. 88Spain1.4%
  180. 89Kuwait1.3%
  181. 89Argentina1.3%
  182. 89Ecuador1.3%
  183. 89Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1.3%
  184. 90Peru1.2%
  185. 90Jordan1.2%
  186. 91Marshall Islands1.1%
  187. 92French Polynesia1%
  188. 92Chile1%
  189. 92Palau1%
  190. 93Egypt, Arab Rep.0.9%
  191. 94Tuvalu0.8%
  192. 95Naoero0.6%
  193. 96American Samoa0.5%
  194. 97Samoa0.4%
  195. 98Tonga0.3%

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