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2024
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1
Nicaragua
64.3%
2
Finland
61.1%
3
Iceland
60%
4
Liechtenstein
60%
5
Estonia
58.3%
6
Chile
50%
7
Andorra
50%
8
Spain
50%
9
United Kingdom
50%
10
Australia
48.3%
11
Sweden
47.8%
12
Norway
47.4%
13
Colombia
47.4%
14
Germany
46.2%
15
Canada
45.7%
16
Ethiopia
45.5%
17
Mexico
45%
18
South Africa
43.8%
19
Belgium
42.9%
20
Switzerland
42.9%
21
Madagascar
42.3%
22
Ecuador
42.1%
23
Albania
41.7%
24
Sao Tome and Principe
41.7%
25
Portugal
41.2%
26
Monaco
40%
27
Netherlands
40%
28
United States
40%
29
France
40%
30
Dominica
38.5%
31
Guatemala
38.5%
32
Serbia
37.5%
33
Honduras
37.5%
34
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
37.5%
35
Namibia
36.8%
36
Slovenia
36.8%
37
Moldova
35.7%
38
Seychelles
35.7%
39
Latvia
35.7%
40
Liberia
35.3%
41
Guyana
35.3%
42
Panama
35.3%
43
New Zealand
35%
44
Poland
35%
45
Malawi
33.3%
46
Cyprus
33.3%
47
Sierra Leone
33.3%
48
Costa Rica
33.3%
49
Luxembourg
33.3%
50
Burundi
33.3%
51
Jamaica
33.3%
52
Armenia
33.3%
53
Togo
32.3%
54
Brazil
32.3%
55
Trinidad and Tobago
31.8%
56
Barbados
31.3%
57
El Salvador
31.3%
58
Cabo Verde
31.3%
59
Grenada
30.8%
60
Denmark
30.4%
61
Kenya
30%
62
Uganda
30%
63
Suriname
29.4%
64
Angola
29.2%
65
Tanzania
28.6%
66
Lithuania
28.6%
67
Zimbabwe
28%
68
Mozambique
27.8%
69
Gabon
27.6%
70
Venezuela, RB
26.5%
71
Eswatini
26.3%
72
Ukraine
26.3%
73
Rwanda
26.3%
74
Morocco
26.3%
75
Eritrea
25%
76
Austria
25%
77
St. Kitts and Nevis
25%
78
Argentina
25%
79
Georgia
25%
80
Italy
25%
81
Congo, Dem. Rep.
25%
82
Tunisia
25%
83
Montenegro
24%
84
Niger
23.8%
85
Benin
23.8%
86
Bolivia
23.5%
87
Paraguay
23.5%
88
South Sudan
23.5%
89
Samoa
23.1%
90
Bahamas, The
22.2%
91
Congo, Rep.
22.2%
92
Guinea
22.2%
93
Haiti
22.2%
94
Bahrain
21.7%
95
Djibouti
21.7%
96
Ireland
21.4%
97
Uruguay
21.4%
98
Guinea-Bissau
20.8%
99
Cameroon
20.6%
100
Greece
20%
101
Timor-Leste
20%
102
United Arab Emirates
20%
103
Cote d'Ivoire
19.4%
104
Central African Republic
19.4%
105
Mauritania
19.2%
106
Mongolia
18.8%
107
Korea, Rep.
18.8%
108
Mali
18.5%
109
Bangladesh
18.2%
110
Cuba
18.2%
111
Tonga
18.2%
112
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
18.2%
113
St. Lucia
18.2%
114
Lao PDR
17.6%
115
Dominican Republic
17.6%
116
Kuwait
17.6%
117
Ghana
17.4%
118
Philippines
17.4%
119
Chad
16.7%
120
Botswana
16.7%
121
Croatia
16.7%
122
Israel
16.7%
123
Senegal
16%
124
Zambia
16%
125
Thailand
15.8%
126
Jordan
15.4%
127
North Macedonia
15%
128
Oman
15%
129
Tajikistan
14.3%
130
Naoero
14.3%
131
Singapore
14.3%
132
Gambia, The
14.3%
133
Kazakhstan
14.3%
134
Kiribati
14.3%
135
Slovak Republic
13.3%
136
Egypt, Arab Rep.
13.3%
137
Algeria
13.3%
138
Comoros
13.3%
139
Iraq
13%
140
Indonesia
12.5%
141
Antigua and Barbuda
12.5%
142
Kyrgyz Republic
12.5%
143
Palau
12.5%
144
Malta
12.5%
145
Romania
12.5%
146
Lesotho
11.8%
147
Libya
11.5%
148
Cambodia
11.1%
149
Bosnia and Herzegovina
11.1%
150
Qatar
11.1%
151
Malaysia
11.1%
152
Viet Nam
11.1%
153
Bhutan
11.1%
154
Peru
10.5%
155
Fiji
10.5%
156
Brunei Darussalam
10%
157
Japan
10%
158
Iran, Islamic Rep.
10%
159
San Marino
10%
160
Nepal
9.5%
161
Russian Federation
9.5%
162
Maldives
9.5%
163
Solomon Islands
9.5%
164
Burkina Faso
9.5%
165
Sri Lanka
9.1%
166
Nigeria
8.8%
167
Mauritius
8.3%
168
China
8.3%
169
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8%
170
Sudan
7.7%
171
Czechia
6.7%
172
Turkiye
5.9%
173
Belize
5.9%
174
India
5.6%
175
Bulgaria
5.3%
176
Equatorial Guinea
5.3%
177
Uzbekistan
4.8%
178
Lebanon
4.5%
179
Belarus
4.3%
180
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
181
Hungary
0%
182
Pakistan
0%
183
Azerbaijan
0%
184
Marshall Islands
0%
185
Vanuatu
0%
186
Yemen, Rep.
0%
187
Tuvalu
0%
188
Turkmenistan
0%
189
Saudi Arabia
0%
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