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216 countries · 1790–2025
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2025
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216 of 216
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Monaco
100%
2
St. Martin (French part)
100%
3
Hong Kong SAR, China
100%
4
Cayman Islands
100%
5
Singapore
100%
6
Bahrain
100%
7
Gibraltar
100%
8
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
100%
9
Bermuda
100%
10
Naoero
100%
11
Macao SAR, China
100%
12
Kuwait
100%
13
Qatar
99.4%
14
San Marino
97.2%
15
Netherlands
95.9%
16
Malta
95.7%
17
Uruguay
95.7%
18
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
95.4%
19
Luxembourg
94.9%
20
Turks and Caicos Islands
94.4%
21
Puerto Rico (US)
94.3%
22
Guam
94.2%
23
Iceland
94.2%
24
Jordan
93.2%
25
Argentina
92.4%
26
Japan
92.3%
27
Northern Mariana Islands
92.2%
28
Gabon
92.1%
29
Israel
91.6%
30
Curacao
91.5%
31
Lebanon
91%
32
Turkiye
89.5%
33
Venezuela, RB
89.3%
34
Chile
89.2%
35
Sweden
89.1%
36
Andorra
88.9%
37
Denmark
88.8%
38
Greenland
88.6%
39
Brazil
88.2%
40
Libya
87.9%
41
Australia
87.7%
42
Belgium
87.7%
43
West Bank and Gaza
87.4%
44
United Arab Emirates
86%
45
Switzerland
85.7%
46
Peru
85.6%
47
Saudi Arabia
84.6%
48
New Zealand
84%
49
Norway
83.6%
50
United Kingdom
83.3%
51
Canada
82.9%
52
Germany
82.1%
53
Bahamas, The
81.3%
54
Korea, Rep.
81.2%
55
Spain
80.5%
56
American Samoa
80.5%
57
United States
80.2%
58
Mexico
80%
59
Costa Rica
79.7%
60
Belarus
79.5%
61
Oman
79.5%
62
Palau
79.3%
63
Greece
79.2%
64
Marshall Islands
79.1%
65
Taiwan
78.9%
66
France
78.8%
67
Colombia
78.8%
68
Cabo Verde
77.6%
69
Malaysia
77.4%
70
Iran, Islamic Rep.
77.4%
71
Cuba
77.2%
72
Algeria
75.8%
73
El Salvador
75.5%
74
Russian Federation
75.3%
75
Brunei Darussalam
75%
76
Finland
74.5%
77
Bulgaria
74.2%
78
Dominica
74%
79
Djibouti
73%
80
Czechia
72.9%
81
Dominican Republic
72.5%
82
Syrian Arab Republic
72.1%
83
Equatorial Guinea
71.6%
84
Bolivia
71.6%
85
Angola
71.5%
86
Mongolia
71.1%
87
Estonia
70.7%
88
Tunisia
70.7%
89
Hungary
70.7%
90
Paraguay
70.4%
91
Iraq
69.9%
92
Austria
69.7%
93
Italy
69.7%
94
Ukraine
69.6%
95
Sao Tome and Principe
69.2%
96
Lithuania
69.1%
97
Latvia
68.6%
98
New Caledonia
68.2%
99
Botswana
68%
100
Nepal
67%
101
Cyprus
66.7%
102
China
66.3%
103
Panama
66.2%
104
Armenia
65.9%
105
Suriname
65.8%
106
Montenegro
65.6%
107
Tuvalu
65.4%
108
Gambia, The
65%
109
Ireland
64.6%
110
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
64.2%
111
Congo, Rep.
64.1%
112
South Africa
63.8%
113
Nigeria
63.8%
114
Ecuador
63.4%
115
Kiribati
63.4%
116
Morocco
63.1%
117
North Macedonia
62.9%
118
Thailand
62.8%
119
Serbia
62.6%
120
Kazakhstan
62.4%
121
French Polynesia
61.8%
122
Aruba
61.7%
123
Portugal
61.5%
124
Mauritania
61.5%
125
Georgia
61.2%
126
Poland
60.1%
127
Barbados
59.7%
128
Fiji
59.5%
129
Nicaragua
59.4%
130
Jamaica
59.4%
131
Indonesia
59.4%
132
Honduras
59.3%
133
Ghana
58.9%
134
Albania
58.9%
135
Azerbaijan
58.6%
136
Croatia
57.8%
137
British Virgin Islands
57.4%
138
Guatemala
56.3%
139
Liberia
56.1%
140
Slovenia
56%
141
Philippines
55.8%
142
Senegal
55.8%
143
Cameroon
55.7%
144
Haiti
55.6%
145
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
55.1%
146
Cote d'Ivoire
54.5%
147
Trinidad and Tobago
54%
148
Benin
53.4%
149
Slovak Republic
53.2%
150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
52.7%
151
Romania
52.2%
152
Isle of Man
52.1%
153
Uzbekistan
51%
154
Namibia
50.9%
155
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
48%
156
Turkmenistan
47.1%
157
Guinea-Bissau
46.7%
158
Sierra Leone
45.9%
159
Zambia
45.9%
160
Seychelles
45.5%
161
Congo, Dem. Rep.
45.1%
162
Lesotho
44.7%
163
Central African Republic
44.6%
164
Togo
44.4%
165
Moldova
43.7%
166
Bhutan
43.4%
167
Egypt, Arab Rep.
42.9%
168
Maldives
42.5%
169
Belize
41.6%
170
Cambodia
41.1%
171
Zimbabwe
40.5%
172
Lao PDR
40.3%
173
Faroe Islands
39.6%
174
Pakistan
39.5%
175
Mauritius
39%
176
Viet Nam
38.8%
177
Guinea
38.5%
178
Mozambique
37.2%
179
Yemen, Rep.
37%
180
Tanzania
36.9%
181
Grenada
36.7%
182
India
35.7%
183
Sudan
34.9%
184
Kyrgyz Republic
34.7%
185
Eritrea
34.5%
186
Comoros
33.9%
187
Bangladesh
33.2%
188
Madagascar
32.9%
189
Mali
32.2%
190
Kenya
32.2%
191
Uganda
31.9%
192
St. Kitts and Nevis
31.9%
193
Solomon Islands
31.3%
194
Rwanda
30.9%
195
Myanmar
30.6%
196
St. Lucia
29.1%
197
Burkina Faso
28.9%
198
Timor-Leste
28.8%
199
Chad
27.6%
200
Eswatini
26.7%
201
Guyana
26.5%
202
Tajikistan
26.2%
203
Afghanistan
25.9%
204
Burundi
25.7%
205
Antigua and Barbuda
24.3%
206
Ethiopia
24.1%
207
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
22.5%
208
Vanuatu
22.3%
209
South Sudan
21.7%
210
Tonga
21.2%
211
Sri Lanka
20.5%
212
Niger
18.4%
213
Malawi
17.6%
214
Samoa
17.5%
215
Papua New Guinea
15.8%
216
Liechtenstein
14.6%
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