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2023
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Value
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1
Central African Republic
105.2%
2
Niger
98.2%
3
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
97%
4
Congo, Dem. Rep.
96.7%
5
Monaco
96.2%
6
Mali
95.6%
7
Chad
95.4%
8
Burundi
91.8%
9
Mozambique
90.6%
10
Angola
90.1%
11
Mauritania
86.1%
12
Uganda
85.5%
13
Tanzania
84.4%
14
Afghanistan
83.8%
15
Burkina Faso
81.9%
16
Zimbabwe
81.6%
17
Benin
81.6%
18
Togo
80.9%
19
Guinea
80.8%
20
Cameroon
80.3%
21
Nigeria
80.2%
22
Samoa
80%
23
Malawi
78.3%
24
Sudan
78.1%
25
Zambia
78.1%
26
Cote d'Ivoire
78.1%
27
Congo, Rep.
77.9%
28
Yemen, Rep.
77.7%
29
Gambia, The
77.6%
30
Liberia
76.3%
31
Madagascar
75.2%
32
Vanuatu
74.9%
33
Eritrea
74.9%
34
South Sudan
74.7%
35
Ethiopia
74%
36
Guinea-Bissau
73.6%
37
Tonga
73.1%
38
Senegal
73.1%
39
West Bank and Gaza
72.9%
40
Sao Tome and Principe
72.9%
41
Comoros
72%
42
Sierra Leone
71.6%
43
Rwanda
71.1%
44
Pakistan
70.2%
45
Japan
69.9%
46
Equatorial Guinea
69.8%
47
Solomon Islands
69.5%
48
Namibia
69.1%
49
Naoero
69.1%
50
Gabon
68.6%
51
Iraq
68%
52
Kenya
67.7%
53
Tajikistan
67.1%
54
Israel
66.7%
55
Ghana
66.1%
56
Timor-Leste
65.5%
57
Marshall Islands
64.2%
58
Kiribati
64.1%
59
Tuvalu
63.7%
60
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
63.3%
61
Lesotho
63.3%
62
France
62.6%
63
Finland
62.6%
64
St. Martin (French part)
62.2%
65
Guam
61.6%
66
Kyrgyz Republic
61.5%
67
Faroe Islands
61%
68
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
60.9%
69
Kazakhstan
60.9%
70
Eswatini
60.8%
71
Sweden
60.7%
72
Mongolia
60%
73
Egypt, Arab Rep.
59.8%
74
Isle of Man
59.3%
75
Papua New Guinea
59.1%
76
Greece
58.9%
77
Latvia
58.8%
78
Algeria
58.8%
79
Portugal
58.7%
80
Croatia
58.6%
81
Guatemala
58.4%
82
Estonia
58.4%
83
Germany
58%
84
Serbia
57.9%
85
United Kingdom
57.8%
86
Uzbekistan
57.6%
87
Lebanon
57.6%
88
Denmark
57.4%
89
Belgium
57.3%
90
Bulgaria
57.2%
91
Georgia
57.1%
92
Italy
57.1%
93
Botswana
56.9%
94
Slovenia
56.9%
95
Czechia
56.8%
96
Puerto Rico (US)
56.7%
97
Haiti
56.7%
98
Cambodia
56.4%
99
Turkmenistan
56.1%
100
Guyana
55.8%
101
Montenegro
55.7%
102
Bolivia
55.5%
103
Romania
55.3%
104
Moldova
55.3%
105
Jordan
55.2%
106
Venezuela, RB
55%
107
Australia
54.8%
108
Netherlands
54.6%
109
Hungary
54.6%
110
Honduras
54.5%
111
Gibraltar
54.5%
112
New Zealand
54.2%
113
Paraguay
54.2%
114
Lao PDR
54.1%
115
Nepal
54%
116
American Samoa
54%
117
Norway
53.9%
118
Syrian Arab Republic
53.9%
119
United States
53.9%
120
Bosnia and Herzegovina
53.5%
121
Bermuda
53.3%
122
Lithuania
53.2%
123
Bangladesh
53.1%
124
Poland
53%
125
Canada
53%
126
Switzerland
52.9%
127
Nicaragua
52.9%
128
North Macedonia
52.8%
129
Ireland
52.8%
130
Liechtenstein
52.7%
131
Dominican Republic
52.6%
132
Austria
52.6%
133
Uruguay
52.5%
134
San Marino
52.4%
135
Argentina
52.4%
136
Panama
52.3%
137
Djibouti
52.2%
138
Russian Federation
51.8%
139
Sri Lanka
51.7%
140
Slovak Republic
51.4%
141
Spain
51.3%
142
Philippines
51.2%
143
Morocco
51.2%
144
Belarus
50.9%
145
Fiji
50.9%
146
Tunisia
50.6%
147
Barbados
50.6%
148
Suriname
50.5%
149
Aruba
50.5%
150
Iceland
50.1%
151
Peru
50%
152
Albania
50%
153
El Salvador
49.7%
154
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
49.7%
155
Ecuador
49.5%
156
Cabo Verde
49.1%
157
Malta
49.1%
158
Mexico
49%
159
Libya
48.9%
160
Ukraine
48.9%
161
Armenia
48.7%
162
New Caledonia
48.4%
163
South Africa
48.4%
164
Hong Kong SAR, China
47.6%
165
Viet Nam
47.5%
166
Indonesia
47%
167
India
47%
168
Turkiye
46.7%
169
Belize
46.7%
170
Grenada
46.4%
171
Cuba
46.4%
172
Myanmar
46.2%
173
Curacao
46%
174
Northern Mariana Islands
45.6%
175
Chile
45.1%
176
Costa Rica
45%
177
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
44.9%
178
Greenland
44.8%
179
Luxembourg
44.7%
180
China
44.7%
181
Dominica
44.6%
182
Iran, Islamic Rep.
44.4%
183
Brazil
44%
184
French Polynesia
43.8%
185
Cyprus
43.6%
186
Azerbaijan
43.6%
187
Taiwan
43.4%
188
Colombia
42.8%
189
Trinidad and Tobago
42.6%
190
Bahamas, The
42.5%
191
Thailand
42.4%
192
Malaysia
42.3%
193
Antigua and Barbuda
41.7%
194
Palau
41.7%
195
Korea, Rep.
41.4%
196
St. Kitts and Nevis
40.9%
197
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
40.9%
198
Seychelles
39.8%
199
Mauritius
39%
200
Oman
38.7%
201
Bhutan
38.6%
202
Andorra
38.2%
203
Macao SAR, China
38.1%
204
Brunei Darussalam
38%
205
St. Lucia
37.3%
206
Turks and Caicos Islands
37.2%
207
Jamaica
37%
208
Saudi Arabia
36.8%
209
Singapore
33.1%
210
Cayman Islands
33.1%
211
Maldives
32.3%
212
British Virgin Islands
32.2%
213
Bahrain
29.2%
214
Kuwait
27.5%
215
United Arab Emirates
22%
216
Qatar
20.1%
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