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Value
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1
Central African Republic
100.9%
2
Niger
93.1%
3
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
92%
4
Chad
91.3%
5
Mali
90.9%
6
Congo, Dem. Rep.
90.6%
7
Burundi
87%
8
Mozambique
85.3%
9
Angola
84.7%
10
Uganda
81.5%
11
Mauritania
80.1%
12
Afghanistan
79.5%
13
Tanzania
78.8%
14
Burkina Faso
77.1%
15
Benin
76%
16
Cameroon
75.3%
17
Zimbabwe
75.1%
18
Nigeria
74.8%
19
Zambia
74.7%
20
Guinea
74.6%
21
Togo
74.4%
22
Malawi
73.7%
23
Cote d'Ivoire
73.5%
24
Yemen, Rep.
73.3%
25
Congo, Rep.
72.7%
26
Sudan
72.4%
27
Gambia, The
72.4%
28
Liberia
70.5%
29
Samoa
69.7%
30
South Sudan
69.6%
31
Madagascar
69.3%
32
Ethiopia
68.5%
33
Guinea-Bissau
68.1%
34
Eritrea
67.7%
35
Vanuatu
67.5%
36
Senegal
66.9%
37
West Bank and Gaza
66.4%
38
Sao Tome and Principe
66.2%
39
Sierra Leone
66.1%
40
Rwanda
64.6%
41
Naoero
64.5%
42
Comoros
64.3%
43
Equatorial Guinea
63.6%
44
Solomon Islands
63.3%
45
Namibia
63.1%
46
Pakistan
63%
47
Kenya
62.8%
48
Iraq
62.3%
49
Gabon
61.8%
50
Tonga
61.6%
51
Tajikistan
61%
52
Ghana
60.1%
53
Kiribati
57.3%
54
Lesotho
57%
55
Marshall Islands
57%
56
Timor-Leste
56.6%
57
Eswatini
54.1%
58
Papua New Guinea
53.8%
59
Tuvalu
53.3%
60
Kyrgyz Republic
52.8%
61
Mongolia
52.2%
62
Egypt, Arab Rep.
51.8%
63
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
51.7%
64
Guatemala
50.9%
65
Botswana
50.6%
66
Haiti
49.5%
67
Turkmenistan
49.4%
68
Uzbekistan
48.7%
69
Algeria
48.6%
70
Jordan
48.4%
71
Honduras
47.9%
72
Kazakhstan
47.5%
73
Cambodia
47.1%
74
Lao PDR
47.1%
75
Bolivia
46.9%
76
Syrian Arab Republic
46.7%
77
Israel
46%
78
Guyana
45.7%
79
Djibouti
45%
80
Nicaragua
44.6%
81
Paraguay
44.4%
82
Nepal
44.2%
83
Bangladesh
43.4%
84
Philippines
43.3%
85
American Samoa
42.4%
86
Lebanon
42.1%
87
Guam
42.1%
88
Libya
41.6%
89
Fiji
41.3%
90
Dominican Republic
41.1%
91
Venezuela, RB
40.5%
92
Belize
39.6%
93
Morocco
39.4%
94
Cabo Verde
39.3%
95
Suriname
39.1%
96
South Africa
38.7%
97
Panama
38.5%
98
El Salvador
37.7%
99
Ecuador
37.4%
100
Mexico
37.1%
101
India
36.8%
102
Tunisia
36.8%
103
Indonesia
36.7%
104
Peru
36.5%
105
Myanmar
35.8%
106
Oman
35%
107
Viet Nam
34.8%
108
St. Martin (French part)
34.3%
109
Sri Lanka
33.9%
110
Argentina
33.8%
111
Georgia
33.1%
112
Iran, Islamic Rep.
33%
113
Saudi Arabia
33%
114
Northern Mariana Islands
32.9%
115
Faroe Islands
32.5%
116
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
32.4%
117
Azerbaijan
32.1%
118
Turkiye
32%
119
New Caledonia
31.9%
120
Malaysia
31.7%
121
Moldova
31%
122
Greenland
30.1%
123
Bhutan
29.7%
124
Colombia
29.4%
125
Grenada
29.1%
126
Armenia
29.1%
127
Ireland
29.1%
128
Brunei Darussalam
29%
129
Brazil
28.7%
130
Montenegro
28.6%
131
Uruguay
28.5%
132
French Polynesia
28.4%
133
New Zealand
28.3%
134
Seychelles
28.2%
135
Costa Rica
28%
136
Australia
27.9%
137
Sweden
27.7%
138
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
27.5%
139
Gibraltar
27.5%
140
United Kingdom
27.5%
141
France
27.3%
142
Iceland
27.1%
143
United States
27.1%
144
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
27%
145
Russian Federation
26.6%
146
Maldives
26.5%
147
Barbados
26.3%
148
Palau
26.3%
149
Jamaica
26.2%
150
Dominica
26.2%
151
Bahamas, The
26.1%
152
Monaco
26.1%
153
North Macedonia
26.1%
154
Aruba
25.9%
155
St. Kitts and Nevis
25.8%
156
Antigua and Barbuda
25.8%
157
Trinidad and Tobago
25.7%
158
Belgium
25.6%
159
Albania
25.6%
160
Norway
25.4%
161
Estonia
25.3%
162
Chile
25.2%
163
Belarus
25.2%
164
Denmark
25%
165
Latvia
24.9%
166
Romania
24.7%
167
Czechia
24.6%
168
Bahrain
24.5%
169
St. Lucia
24.5%
170
Finland
24.3%
171
Slovak Republic
24.1%
172
China
24%
173
Kuwait
23.7%
174
Netherlands
23.5%
175
Canada
23.4%
176
Slovenia
23.4%
177
Isle of Man
23.1%
178
Poland
23.1%
179
Cyprus
23.1%
180
Switzerland
23%
181
Luxembourg
22.9%
182
Bulgaria
22.8%
183
Lithuania
22.8%
184
Cuba
22.7%
185
Serbia
22.7%
186
Croatia
22.4%
187
Hungary
22.4%
188
Curacao
22.3%
189
Turks and Caicos Islands
22.3%
190
Germany
22%
191
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
21.9%
192
Liechtenstein
21.9%
193
Austria
21.8%
194
Cayman Islands
21.7%
195
Greece
21.6%
196
Thailand
21.5%
197
Ukraine
21.3%
198
Bermuda
21.3%
199
Mauritius
21%
200
Portugal
20.5%
201
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20.3%
202
Spain
20.1%
203
British Virgin Islands
20%
204
United Arab Emirates
19.9%
205
Japan
19.8%
206
Malta
19.6%
207
Macao SAR, China
19.5%
208
San Marino
19.4%
209
Italy
19.1%
210
Puerto Rico (US)
18.8%
211
Qatar
18.2%
212
Taiwan
17.1%
213
Andorra
16.9%
214
Hong Kong SAR, China
15.8%
215
Singapore
15.7%
216
Korea, Rep.
15.5%
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