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1
Bangladesh
60.6%
2
Denmark
59.1%
3
Ukraine
56.8%
4
Moldova
56.8%
5
India
51.8%
6
Burundi
51.4%
7
Togo
48.7%
8
Rwanda
47%
9
Hungary
45.4%
10
Gambia, The
43.5%
11
Malawi
42.4%
12
Isle of Man
41.1%
13
Nigeria
40.5%
14
Pakistan
39.3%
15
Mauritius
37.6%
16
Lithuania
36.8%
17
Poland
36.6%
18
Romania
36.5%
19
Haiti
36.5%
20
Comoros
34.9%
21
El Salvador
34.8%
22
Uganda
34.4%
23
Germany
33.4%
24
San Marino
33.1%
25
Czechia
32.7%
26
Bulgaria
32.1%
27
Benin
31.4%
28
France
31.4%
29
Thailand
31%
30
Serbia
31%
31
Netherlands
30%
32
Burkina Faso
28.9%
33
Belgium
28.3%
34
Cuba
28%
35
Tonga
27.8%
36
Belarus
27.4%
37
Slovak Republic
27.2%
38
Turkiye
26.3%
39
Azerbaijan
25.3%
40
United Kingdom
25%
41
Guinea
24.4%
42
Syrian Arab Republic
24%
43
Italy
24%
44
Luxembourg
23.8%
45
Cambodia
23.3%
46
Spain
23%
47
Malta
22.8%
48
Sri Lanka
22.2%
49
Sierra Leone
21.9%
50
Latvia
21.9%
51
Albania
21.6%
52
Viet Nam
21.5%
53
Ghana
20.7%
54
Dominican Republic
20.2%
55
Senegal
19.9%
56
St. Kitts and Nevis
19.2%
57
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
19.1%
58
Philippines
18.7%
59
Tunisia
18.2%
60
Myanmar
16.9%
61
Estonia
16.6%
62
United States
16.6%
63
North Macedonia
16.5%
64
Barbados
16.3%
65
Austria
16%
66
Armenia
15.7%
67
Croatia
15.5%
68
Morocco
15.4%
69
Tanzania
15.2%
70
Cote d'Ivoire
15.1%
71
Korea, Rep.
14.9%
72
Argentina
14.8%
73
Ethiopia
14.5%
74
Guatemala
14.5%
75
Greece
14.4%
76
Guinea-Bissau
14.1%
77
Niger
14%
78
Maldives
13.4%
79
Lebanon
13.1%
80
Cameroon
13.1%
81
Nepal
12.6%
82
Uruguay
12.6%
83
Israel
12.5%
84
Nicaragua
12.5%
85
Cabo Verde
12.4%
86
Afghanistan
12%
87
Lesotho
11.8%
88
China
11.5%
89
Paraguay
11.5%
90
Iraq
11.4%
91
Kenya
11.4%
92
Sudan
11.2%
93
Aruba
11.1%
94
Japan
11.1%
95
Jamaica
11.1%
96
Kazakhstan
11%
97
Liechtenstein
10.8%
98
Cyprus
10.6%
99
Zimbabwe
10.4%
100
Mexico
10.3%
101
Eswatini
10.3%
102
Portugal
10.1%
103
Switzerland
10%
104
South Africa
9.9%
105
Iran, Islamic Rep.
9.7%
106
Indonesia
9.4%
107
Uzbekistan
9.1%
108
Honduras
9.1%
109
Antigua and Barbuda
9.1%
110
Slovenia
8.9%
111
Grenada
8.8%
112
Dominica
8%
113
Panama
7.6%
114
Timor-Leste
7.5%
115
Russian Federation
7.4%
116
Finland
7.4%
117
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.2%
118
Mozambique
7.2%
119
West Bank and Gaza
7%
120
Mali
6.8%
121
Kyrgyz Republic
6.7%
122
British Virgin Islands
6.7%
123
Brazil
6.7%
124
Congo, Dem. Rep.
6.6%
125
Ireland
6.4%
126
Sweden
6.2%
127
Tajikistan
6.1%
128
Eritrea
5.7%
129
Puerto Rico (US)
5.7%
130
Bermuda
5.6%
131
Lao PDR
5.3%
132
Liberia
5.2%
133
Madagascar
5.2%
134
American Samoa
5.2%
135
Bolivia
5.1%
136
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5.1%
137
Zambia
5.1%
138
Trinidad and Tobago
4.9%
139
Belize
4.4%
140
St. Lucia
4.4%
141
Georgia
4.4%
142
Canada
4.3%
143
Angola
4.3%
144
Chad
4.2%
145
Fiji
4.2%
146
Sao Tome and Principe
4.2%
147
Ecuador
4.1%
148
Australia
4%
149
South Sudan
3.9%
150
Samoa
3.9%
151
Turkmenistan
3.4%
152
Costa Rica
3.3%
153
Algeria
3.2%
154
Egypt, Arab Rep.
3.1%
155
Peru
3.1%
156
Venezuela, RB
2.9%
157
Central African Republic
2.9%
158
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2.9%
159
Marshall Islands
2.8%
160
Bahrain
2.6%
161
Bhutan
2.6%
162
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
2.6%
163
Kiribati
2.5%
164
Malaysia
2.4%
165
Colombia
2.3%
166
Jordan
2.3%
167
Norway
2.2%
168
Yemen, Rep.
2.2%
169
New Zealand
2%
170
Hong Kong SAR, China
1.9%
171
Chile
1.9%
172
Equatorial Guinea
1.9%
173
Guam
1.9%
174
Qatar
1.8%
175
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1.8%
176
Vanuatu
1.6%
177
Congo, Rep.
1.6%
178
Saudi Arabia
1.6%
179
Andorra
1.6%
180
Gabon
1.3%
181
Iceland
1.2%
182
Turks and Caicos Islands
1.1%
183
Libya
0.98%
184
Namibia
0.97%
185
Cayman Islands
0.83%
186
Solomon Islands
0.82%
187
Bahamas, The
0.8%
188
Singapore
0.78%
189
Brunei Darussalam
0.76%
190
Mongolia
0.73%
191
Papua New Guinea
0.73%
192
French Polynesia
0.72%
193
United Arab Emirates
0.71%
194
Montenegro
0.67%
195
Palau
0.65%
196
Guyana
0.46%
197
Botswana
0.46%
198
Kuwait
0.45%
199
Mauritania
0.44%
200
Suriname
0.33%
201
New Caledonia
0.33%
202
Seychelles
0.33%
203
Oman
0.28%
204
Northern Mariana Islands
0.17%
205
Djibouti
0.13%
206
Faroe Islands
0.05%
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