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2025
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Country
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Value
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1
Burundi
85.3%
2
Mozambique
73%
3
Niger
73%
4
Chad
71.7%
5
Madagascar
69.2%
6
Lao PDR
68.6%
7
Central African Republic
66.1%
8
Malawi
65%
9
Uganda
64.9%
10
Tanzania
64.6%
11
Mali
63%
12
Guinea-Bissau
61.1%
13
Ethiopia
60.1%
14
Congo, Dem. Rep.
58.5%
15
Eritrea
55.5%
16
Equatorial Guinea
55.3%
17
Zambia
54.5%
18
Zimbabwe
54.3%
19
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
54.1%
20
Angola
51.9%
21
Burkina Faso
51.8%
22
Afghanistan
51.6%
23
Moldova
50.5%
24
Guinea
47.4%
25
Haiti
46.6%
26
Timor-Leste
46%
27
Kenya
45.8%
28
Cote d'Ivoire
45.4%
29
Myanmar
45%
30
Vanuatu
44.5%
31
Sierra Leone
44.5%
32
Bangladesh
44.3%
33
Tajikistan
43.3%
34
Solomon Islands
42.5%
35
Bhutan
42.4%
36
Cameroon
41.9%
37
India
41.6%
38
Liberia
41.1%
39
Benin
40.2%
40
Togo
37.6%
41
Papua New Guinea
36.9%
42
Congo, Rep.
36.4%
43
Pakistan
36.2%
44
Fiji
35.6%
45
Rwanda
35.1%
46
Ghana
34.6%
47
Azerbaijan
34.2%
48
Georgia
34%
49
Comoros
33.6%
50
Nigeria
33.5%
51
Cambodia
33.4%
52
Ecuador
32.5%
53
Mauritania
32.1%
54
Yemen, Rep.
31.6%
55
Lesotho
30.9%
56
Albania
30.8%
57
Nicaragua
30.5%
58
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
30%
59
Senegal
29.6%
60
Guatemala
29.1%
61
Gabon
28.9%
62
Thailand
28.6%
63
Morocco
27.9%
64
Gambia, The
27.6%
65
Indonesia
27.3%
66
Mongolia
27%
67
Armenia
27%
68
Samoa
26.9%
69
Sri Lanka
25.9%
70
Uzbekistan
25.2%
71
Viet Nam
25%
72
Bolivia
24.7%
73
Tonga
23.6%
74
Peru
23.1%
75
Nepal
22.9%
76
Honduras
22.4%
77
Namibia
22.3%
78
Turkmenistan
21.9%
79
China
21.7%
80
Philippines
20.5%
81
Botswana
18%
82
Serbia
18%
83
Egypt, Arab Rep.
17.5%
84
Bosnia and Herzegovina
16.7%
85
Syrian Arab Republic
16.3%
86
Belize
16.1%
87
Panama
16%
88
Paraguay
16%
89
Cuba
15.5%
90
Kyrgyz Republic
15.4%
91
Eswatini
14.5%
92
Turkiye
14.2%
93
Colombia
14.2%
94
Jamaica
13.9%
95
El Salvador
13.9%
96
Iran, Islamic Rep.
13.6%
97
Tunisia
12.5%
98
Guyana
12.2%
99
Sao Tome and Principe
12.1%
100
Costa Rica
11.5%
101
Mexico
11.4%
102
Kazakhstan
11.3%
103
Maldives
11.3%
104
Romania
10.9%
105
Greece
10.7%
106
Libya
10%
107
Algeria
9.5%
108
Belarus
9.5%
109
Cabo Verde
9.2%
110
Malaysia
9.2%
111
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
9.1%
112
Venezuela, RB
8.9%
113
North Macedonia
8.5%
114
Iraq
8.2%
115
Uruguay
8.1%
116
Brazil
7.6%
117
St. Lucia
7.5%
118
Dominican Republic
7%
119
Argentina
7%
120
Suriname
7%
121
Latvia
6.7%
122
Poland
6.2%
123
Chile
6.1%
124
Oman
5.9%
125
New Zealand
5.4%
126
South Africa
5.4%
127
Russian Federation
5.1%
128
Korea, Rep.
5.1%
129
Mauritius
4.7%
130
Bulgaria
4.7%
131
Lithuania
4.7%
132
Trinidad and Tobago
4.5%
133
Croatia
4.3%
134
Montenegro
4.2%
135
Hungary
4.1%
136
Ireland
3.9%
137
Slovenia
3.7%
138
Iceland
3.6%
139
Finland
3.5%
140
Spain
3.4%
141
Italy
3.3%
142
Jordan
3.1%
143
Estonia
3%
144
Japan
2.8%
145
Portugal
2.8%
146
Austria
2.8%
147
Czechia
2.7%
148
Norway
2.5%
149
Saudi Arabia
2.5%
150
France
2.3%
151
Switzerland
2.2%
152
Australia
2.2%
153
Slovak Republic
2.2%
154
Cyprus
2.2%
155
French Polynesia
1.9%
156
Kuwait
1.9%
157
New Caledonia
1.8%
158
Sweden
1.8%
159
Netherlands
1.7%
160
Denmark
1.6%
161
Qatar
1.6%
162
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
1.6%
163
Guam
1.6%
164
United States
1.5%
165
United Arab Emirates
1.4%
166
Barbados
1.2%
167
Brunei Darussalam
1.2%
168
Djibouti
1.2%
169
Puerto Rico (US)
1.1%
170
Canada
1.1%
171
Germany
1.1%
172
Belgium
0.98%
173
Luxembourg
0.88%
174
Malta
0.88%
175
United Kingdom
0.85%
176
Bahrain
0.83%
177
Bahamas, The
0.77%
178
Israel
0.76%
179
Macao SAR, China
0.37%
180
Hong Kong SAR, China
0.18%
181
Singapore
0.1%
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