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2023
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Value
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1
Turkmenistan
80.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
79.1%
3
Djibouti
73.3%
4
Faroe Islands
70.1%
5
South Africa
69.2%
6
Uruguay
68.6%
7
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
68.5%
8
Kazakhstan
68.3%
9
Mongolia
68.2%
10
Lesotho
65.9%
11
Madagascar
64.1%
12
Eswatini
58.1%
13
Eritrea
56.9%
14
Ireland
54.4%
15
Sudan
49%
16
Uzbekistan
47.9%
17
Morocco
47.1%
18
Kyrgyz Republic
46.9%
19
Namibia
46.2%
20
West Bank and Gaza
46.1%
21
Afghanistan
46%
22
Botswana
45.2%
23
United Kingdom
45.2%
24
Mozambique
45.1%
25
Syrian Arab Republic
44.5%
26
Guinea
43.6%
27
Australia
43.1%
28
Paraguay
42.4%
29
China
41.8%
30
Yemen, Rep.
41.7%
31
Cote d'Ivoire
41.5%
32
Armenia
41.5%
33
South Sudan
40.8%
34
Lebanon
39.1%
35
Andorra
38.3%
36
Mexico
38.1%
37
Mauritania
38.1%
38
Kenya
36.7%
39
Chad
35.7%
40
New Zealand
34.6%
41
British Virgin Islands
33.3%
42
Angola
32.4%
43
Colombia
32%
44
North Macedonia
31.5%
45
Zimbabwe
31.3%
46
Tunisia
30.6%
47
Sierra Leone
30.5%
48
Bolivia
30.5%
49
Congo, Rep.
29.3%
50
Azerbaijan
29.2%
51
United States
29.2%
52
Senegal
29.1%
53
Mali
28.4%
54
Isle of Man
28%
55
Georgia
27.9%
56
Nigeria
27.6%
57
Nicaragua
27.4%
58
Cuba
27.4%
59
Argentina
27.3%
60
Switzerland
27.1%
61
Luxembourg
27.1%
62
Tanzania
27.1%
63
Zambia
26.9%
64
Uganda
26.5%
65
Dominican Republic
23.8%
66
Portugal
23.6%
67
Ghana
22.8%
68
Niger
22.7%
69
Netherlands
22.5%
70
Costa Rica
22.5%
71
Burkina Faso
21.9%
72
Liechtenstein
21.5%
73
Jamaica
21.1%
74
Brazil
20.7%
75
Venezuela, RB
20.6%
76
Tajikistan
20.4%
77
Panama
20.3%
78
Spain
19.8%
79
Malawi
19.6%
80
France
19.2%
81
Greece
19.2%
82
Turkiye
19%
83
Slovenia
18.8%
84
Burundi
18.8%
85
Montenegro
18.5%
86
Gambia, The
18.5%
87
Togo
18.4%
88
Iran, Islamic Rep.
18.2%
89
Haiti
17.8%
90
Ethiopia
17.7%
91
Honduras
17.5%
92
Guatemala
17.5%
93
Romania
17%
94
Rwanda
15.7%
95
Belgium
15.3%
96
El Salvador
15.2%
97
Iceland
15.1%
98
Guam
14.8%
99
Austria
14.7%
100
Peru
14.2%
101
Algeria
13.8%
102
Germany
13.5%
103
Albania
13.4%
104
Ukraine
13%
105
Bosnia and Herzegovina
12.8%
106
Bulgaria
12.7%
107
Liberia
12.7%
108
Czechia
12.6%
109
Nepal
12.5%
110
Italy
12.2%
111
Ecuador
11.8%
112
Chile
11.8%
113
Belarus
11.7%
114
Puerto Rico (US)
11.6%
115
Bhutan
10.8%
116
Slovak Republic
10.4%
117
Timor-Leste
10.1%
118
Poland
9.8%
119
Latvia
9.7%
120
Croatia
9.6%
121
New Caledonia
9.5%
122
Fiji
9.5%
123
Moldova
9.4%
124
Iraq
9.2%
125
Antigua and Barbuda
9.1%
126
Hungary
8.6%
127
Lithuania
8.6%
128
Cambodia
8.5%
129
Jordan
8.4%
130
Cayman Islands
8.3%
131
Comoros
8.1%
132
Congo, Dem. Rep.
8%
133
Kuwait
7.6%
134
Israel
7.6%
135
Libya
7.6%
136
Sri Lanka
7.1%
137
Guinea-Bissau
6.9%
138
Serbia
6.6%
139
Pakistan
6.5%
140
Gabon
6.4%
141
Estonia
6.4%
142
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
6.3%
143
Cabo Verde
6.2%
144
Indonesia
5.8%
145
Denmark
5.7%
146
Russian Federation
5.6%
147
Tonga
5.6%
148
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5.1%
149
Philippines
5%
150
Bahrain
5%
151
Benin
4.9%
152
Central African Republic
4.8%
153
Barbados
4.7%
154
Bangladesh
4.6%
155
Oman
4.4%
156
Qatar
4.4%
157
Palau
4.4%
158
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
4.3%
159
Cameroon
4.2%
160
United Arab Emirates
4.2%
161
Mauritius
3.5%
162
St. Kitts and Nevis
3.5%
163
India
3.5%
164
Vanuatu
3.5%
165
Maldives
3.4%
166
Grenada
2.9%
167
Lao PDR
2.9%
168
Guyana
2.8%
169
Dominica
2.7%
170
Samoa
2.3%
171
Belize
2.2%
172
Canada
2.1%
173
Viet Nam
2.1%
174
Thailand
1.6%
175
Trinidad and Tobago
1.4%
176
Sweden
1.1%
177
Sao Tome and Principe
1%
178
Hong Kong SAR, China
0.95%
179
Malaysia
0.87%
180
Japan
0.85%
181
Northern Mariana Islands
0.8%
182
Myanmar
0.74%
183
Brunei Darussalam
0.65%
184
St. Lucia
0.61%
185
Greenland
0.59%
186
Korea, Rep.
0.57%
187
Norway
0.48%
188
French Polynesia
0.45%
189
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0.42%
190
Papua New Guinea
0.42%
191
Solomon Islands
0.29%
192
Cyprus
0.23%
193
Bahamas, The
0.2%
194
Equatorial Guinea
0.18%
195
Suriname
0.1%
196
Finland
0.04%
197
American Samoa
0%
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