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Country
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Value
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1
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
92.2%
2
Suriname
91.4%
3
Gabon
91.4%
4
Palau
91%
5
Solomon Islands
89.8%
6
Guyana
87%
7
Equatorial Guinea
85.8%
8
American Samoa
79.3%
9
Dominica
76.5%
10
Papua New Guinea
75.1%
11
Guinea-Bissau
74.7%
12
Vanuatu
74.4%
13
Finland
74.2%
14
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
73.2%
15
Central African Republic
72.4%
16
Brunei Darussalam
72.1%
17
Timor-Leste
70.9%
18
Bhutan
70.1%
19
Sweden
68.6%
20
Japan
68.3%
21
British Virgin Islands
66.5%
22
Liberia
65.7%
23
Korea, Rep.
64.3%
24
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
64.2%
25
Congo, Rep.
64%
26
Fiji
62.2%
27
Panama
62.2%
28
Slovenia
61.8%
29
Montenegro
61.5%
30
Congo, Dem. Rep.
61.4%
31
Zambia
60.4%
32
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
59%
33
Costa Rica
58.6%
34
Brazil
58.2%
35
Belize
57.7%
36
Seychelles
57.7%
37
Sao Tome and Principe
57.6%
38
Malaysia
57.5%
39
Samoa
57.5%
40
Estonia
57.3%
41
Jamaica
56.9%
42
Lao PDR
56.5%
43
Latvia
55.7%
44
Marshall Islands
53.9%
45
St. Lucia
53.8%
46
Colombia
53.6%
47
Venezuela, RB
53.4%
48
Cayman Islands
53%
49
Northern Mariana Islands
53%
50
Peru
52.5%
51
Honduras
52.4%
52
Guam
52.4%
53
Grenada
52.1%
54
Bahamas, The
50.9%
55
Russian Federation
50.8%
56
Angola
50.7%
57
Indonesia
50.7%
58
Bolivia
50.2%
59
Ecuador
49.6%
60
Puerto Rico (US)
49.2%
61
Tanzania
49%
62
New Caledonia
48.8%
63
Austria
47.3%
64
Viet Nam
47.2%
65
Dominican Republic
46.8%
66
Senegal
44.9%
67
Georgia
44.6%
68
Belarus
44.2%
69
Trinidad and Tobago
44.1%
70
Nepal
43.7%
71
French Polynesia
43.1%
72
St. Kitts and Nevis
42.3%
73
Bosnia and Herzegovina
42.2%
74
Canada
42%
75
Myanmar
41.5%
76
Serbia
41.3%
77
Mozambique
41%
78
North Macedonia
40.7%
79
Cameroon
40.5%
80
Slovak Republic
40.4%
81
Nicaragua
39.7%
82
New Zealand
39.1%
83
Andorra
38.8%
84
Czechia
38.5%
85
Thailand
38.5%
86
Spain
38.3%
87
Liechtenstein
37.4%
88
Greece
36.9%
89
Portugal
36.7%
90
Bulgaria
36.5%
91
Paraguay
36.1%
92
Cambodia
35.9%
93
Zimbabwe
35.6%
94
Lithuania
35.4%
95
Cuba
34.9%
96
Croatia
34.8%
97
Luxembourg
34.5%
98
Albania
34.3%
99
Tuvalu
34.3%
100
Sri Lanka
34.3%
101
Mexico
34.1%
102
United States
33.8%
103
Sierra Leone
33.8%
104
Norway
33.2%
105
El Salvador
33.1%
106
France
33%
107
Guatemala
33%
108
Germany
32.9%
109
Switzerland
32.1%
110
Italy
31.9%
111
Ghana
31%
112
Poland
31%
113
Romania
30.2%
114
Turkiye
29.6%
115
Benin
27.8%
116
Botswana
27.8%
117
Rwanda
25.7%
118
Eswatini
25.2%
119
Philippines
24.9%
120
St. Martin (French part)
24.8%
121
India
24.5%
122
Chile
24.4%
123
China
24.2%
124
Ethiopia
23.7%
125
Hungary
22.9%
126
Togo
22.5%
127
Singapore
22%
128
Belgium
22%
129
Malawi
21.5%
130
Gambia, The
20.7%
131
Guinea
19.8%
132
Mauritius
19.2%
133
South Africa
18.9%
134
Nigeria
18.8%
135
Cyprus
18.6%
136
Comoros
17.9%
137
Antigua and Barbuda
17.7%
138
Ukraine
17.4%
139
Australia
17.4%
140
Madagascar
17.1%
141
Argentina
17%
142
San Marino
16.7%
143
Denmark
16.1%
144
Azerbaijan
14.7%
145
Barbados
14.7%
146
Bermuda
14.4%
147
Bangladesh
14.4%
148
Lebanon
13.8%
149
United Kingdom
13.5%
150
Haiti
13.5%
151
Morocco
12.8%
152
Cabo Verde
12.7%
153
Maldives
12.5%
154
Tonga
12.1%
155
Ireland
12.1%
156
Eritrea
11.9%
157
Cote d'Ivoire
11.9%
158
Armenia
11.8%
159
Burkina Faso
11.8%
160
Uganda
11.8%
161
Sudan
11.8%
162
Uruguay
11.6%
163
South Sudan
11.3%
164
Moldova
11.2%
165
Turks and Caicos Islands
11.1%
166
Netherlands
11%
167
Burundi
10.9%
168
Namibia
9.8%
169
Mongolia
9.1%
170
Uzbekistan
8.8%
171
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
8.8%
172
Mali
8.6%
173
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
7.7%
174
Israel
6.9%
175
Kenya
6.7%
176
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6.6%
177
Kyrgyz Republic
6.5%
178
Isle of Man
6.4%
179
Bahrain
5.5%
180
Turkmenistan
5%
181
United Arab Emirates
4.6%
182
Tunisia
4.4%
183
Pakistan
4.1%
184
Tajikistan
3.1%
185
Syrian Arab Republic
2.9%
186
Chad
2.9%
187
Aruba
2.7%
188
Afghanistan
1.9%
189
West Bank and Gaza
1.8%
190
Iraq
1.6%
191
Malta
1.5%
192
Kiribati
1.3%
193
Kazakhstan
1.3%
194
Saudi Arabia
1.3%
195
Lesotho
1.1%
196
Yemen, Rep.
1%
197
Mauritania
0.99%
198
Niger
0.83%
199
Jordan
0.8%
200
Algeria
0.71%
201
Iceland
0.61%
202
Kuwait
0.35%
203
Djibouti
0.26%
204
Curacao
0.16%
205
Qatar
0.12%
206
Libya
0.12%
207
Faroe Islands
0.06%
208
Oman
0.01%
209
Egypt, Arab Rep.
0%
210
Greenland
0%
211
Gibraltar
0%
212
Naoero
0%
213
Monaco
0%
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