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Value
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1
Rwanda
63.8%
2
Cuba
55.7%
3
Nicaragua
55%
4
Bolivia
50.8%
5
Mexico
50.2%
6
United Arab Emirates
50%
7
Costa Rica
49.1%
8
Australia
46%
9
Iceland
46%
10
Finland
45.5%
11
New Zealand
45.5%
12
Sweden
45%
13
Ecuador
45%
14
South Africa
44.7%
15
Cabo Verde
44.4%
16
Spain
44.3%
17
Denmark
43.6%
18
Netherlands
42.7%
19
Namibia
42.3%
20
Taiwan
42%
21
Ethiopia
41.9%
22
Peru
41.5%
23
Argentina
41.3%
24
Belgium
41.3%
25
Senegal
41.2%
26
United Kingdom
40.5%
27
Norway
40.2%
28
Moldova
40%
29
Burundi
39.6%
30
North Macedonia
39.2%
31
Angola
39.1%
32
Switzerland
39%
33
Armenia
38.3%
34
Mozambique
38.3%
35
Uzbekistan
38%
36
Tanzania
37.8%
37
Dominican Republic
37.4%
38
Serbia
37.2%
39
Guyana
36.9%
40
France
36.2%
41
Portugal
35.7%
42
Slovenia
35.6%
43
Austria
35.5%
44
Timor-Leste
35.4%
45
Chile
35.1%
46
Luxembourg
35%
47
Albania
35%
48
Uganda
34.1%
49
Belarus
33.9%
50
Cameroon
33.9%
51
Czechia
33.5%
52
Nepal
33.5%
53
Chad
33.5%
54
Croatia
33.1%
55
Italy
32.8%
56
Germany
32.4%
57
South Sudan
32.4%
58
Singapore
32.3%
59
El Salvador
31.7%
60
Viet Nam
31.4%
61
Suriname
31.4%
62
Uruguay
31.3%
63
Poland
31.3%
64
Venezuela, RB
31.2%
65
Equatorial Guinea
31%
66
Latvia
31%
67
Canada
30.3%
68
Jamaica
30.2%
69
Mali
30.1%
70
Zimbabwe
30.1%
71
Guinea
29.6%
72
Sierra Leone
29.5%
73
Colombia
29.4%
74
Malta
29.1%
75
Iraq
28.9%
76
United States
28.9%
77
Estonia
28.7%
78
Tajikistan
28.6%
79
Lithuania
28.4%
80
Philippines
28.3%
81
Egypt, Arab Rep.
27.7%
82
Honduras
27.3%
83
Montenegro
27.2%
84
Barbados
26.7%
85
Benin
26.6%
86
China
26.5%
87
Seychelles
26.5%
88
Djibouti
26.2%
89
Turkmenistan
25.6%
90
Mongolia
25.4%
91
Ireland
25.3%
92
Lesotho
25%
93
Bulgaria
25%
94
Morocco
24.3%
95
Israel
24.2%
96
Trinidad and Tobago
23.8%
97
Paraguay
23.8%
98
Kenya
23.4%
99
Mauritania
23.3%
100
Slovak Republic
23.3%
101
Greece
22.9%
102
Romania
22.4%
103
Kyrgyz Republic
22.2%
104
Lao PDR
22%
105
Indonesia
21.9%
106
Panama
21.7%
107
Eswatini
21.6%
108
Gabon
21.6%
109
Malawi
21.4%
110
Ukraine
21.2%
111
Azerbaijan
20.8%
112
Korea, Rep.
20.3%
113
Guatemala
20%
114
Bahrain
20%
115
Turkiye
19.9%
116
Saudi Arabia
19.9%
117
Thailand
19.6%
118
Jordan
19.6%
119
Niger
19.6%
120
Bosnia and Herzegovina
19.1%
121
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
19%
122
Kazakhstan
18.4%
123
Burkina Faso
18.3%
124
Comoros
18.2%
125
Brazil
18.1%
126
Mauritius
17.9%
127
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
17.6%
128
Pakistan
17%
129
Georgia
16.8%
130
Libya
16.5%
131
Russian Federation
16.4%
132
Hong Kong SAR, China
16%
133
Tunisia
15.8%
134
Japan
15.7%
135
Hungary
15.6%
136
Togo
15%
137
Zambia
15%
138
Cyprus
14.7%
139
Ghana
14.6%
140
Congo, Rep.
14.6%
141
Sao Tome and Principe
14.6%
142
Madagascar
14.1%
143
India
13.8%
144
Cambodia
13.6%
145
Malaysia
13.5%
146
Cote d'Ivoire
13.4%
147
Congo, Dem. Rep.
12.8%
148
Central African Republic
11.4%
149
Liberia
11%
150
Sri Lanka
9.8%
151
Fiji
9.1%
152
Botswana
9%
153
Gambia, The
8.6%
154
Algeria
7.9%
155
Lebanon
6.3%
156
Qatar
6.1%
157
Solomon Islands
6%
158
Iran, Islamic Rep.
4.9%
159
Bhutan
4.3%
160
Nigeria
4.2%
161
Maldives
3.2%
162
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
163
Vanuatu
1.9%
164
Oman
0%
165
Yemen, Rep.
0%
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