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League table
2024
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East Asia & Pacific
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Value
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1
South Africa
54.9%
2
Russian Federation
49%
3
Eswatini
44.9%
4
Uruguay
40.5%
5
Iraq
40.4%
6
India
40.1%
7
Namibia
40%
8
Mexico
39.8%
9
Chile
39.6%
10
Brazil
39.5%
11
Botswana
39.3%
12
Colombia
39.2%
13
Zimbabwe
39%
14
Yemen, Rep.
38.9%
15
Mozambique
38.9%
16
Peru
38.6%
17
Angola
38.4%
18
Bahrain
38.1%
19
Qatar
37.7%
20
Oman
37.3%
21
Belize
37.1%
22
Zambia
36.5%
23
Congo, Rep.
36.1%
24
Lebanon
35.2%
25
Estonia
35%
26
United States
34.8%
27
Georgia
34.6%
28
St. Kitts and Nevis
34.5%
29
Syrian Arab Republic
34.2%
30
Hong Kong SAR, China
33.7%
31
Hungary
33.4%
32
Thailand
33.3%
33
Cyprus
33.3%
34
Congo, Dem. Rep.
31.8%
35
Venezuela, RB
31.8%
36
Turkiye
31.7%
37
Switzerland
31.5%
38
Uganda
30.9%
39
Tunisia
30.9%
40
Israel
30.8%
41
Bahamas, The
30.7%
42
Bolivia
30.7%
43
Honduras
30.7%
44
Suriname
30.7%
45
Jamaica
30.7%
46
Guyana
30.7%
47
Guatemala
30.7%
48
Paraguay
30.7%
49
Haiti
30.6%
50
Trinidad and Tobago
30.6%
51
Panama
30.6%
52
Nicaragua
30.6%
53
China
30.4%
54
Austria
30.2%
55
Rwanda
30.2%
56
Monaco
30.1%
57
Saudi Arabia
30.1%
58
Poland
29.9%
59
West Bank and Gaza
29.9%
60
Tanzania
29.8%
61
Sao Tome and Principe
28.9%
62
Comoros
28.8%
63
Central African Republic
28.8%
64
Costa Rica
28.7%
65
Egypt, Arab Rep.
28.6%
66
South Sudan
28.6%
67
Canada
28.6%
68
Latvia
28.6%
69
Barbados
28.6%
70
Singapore
28.4%
71
Djibouti
28.3%
72
Lesotho
28.2%
73
United Arab Emirates
28.1%
74
Nigeria
28%
75
Algeria
27.9%
76
Germany
27.9%
77
Taiwan
27.8%
78
Jordan
27.8%
79
Cabo Verde
27.7%
80
France
27.7%
81
St. Lucia
27.7%
82
Grenada
27.7%
83
Cayman Islands
27.7%
84
Curacao
27.7%
85
Aruba
27.6%
86
Puerto Rico (US)
27.6%
87
Turks and Caicos Islands
27.6%
88
Dominica
27.6%
89
Antigua and Barbuda
27.6%
90
British Virgin Islands
27.6%
91
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
27.5%
92
Luxembourg
27.5%
93
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
27.5%
94
Sweden
27.5%
95
Ghana
27.5%
96
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
27.3%
97
Samoa
27.3%
98
Palau
27.3%
99
Tuvalu
27.3%
100
Greenland
27.3%
101
Naoero
27.3%
102
New Caledonia
27.3%
103
Tonga
27.2%
104
Bermuda
27.2%
105
Philippines
27.2%
106
French Polynesia
27.2%
107
Vanuatu
27.2%
108
Solomon Islands
27.2%
109
Malaysia
27.2%
110
Fiji
27.2%
111
Kiribati
27.2%
112
Marshall Islands
27.2%
113
Turkmenistan
27.1%
114
Sri Lanka
26.8%
115
Kazakhstan
26.8%
116
Malawi
26.7%
117
Morocco
26.6%
118
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
26.5%
119
Lao PDR
26.4%
120
Gambia, The
26.4%
121
Czechia
26.3%
122
Cameroon
26.2%
123
Korea, Rep.
26.1%
124
Burkina Faso
26.1%
125
Mauritius
26%
126
Kenya
25.9%
127
Burundi
25.9%
128
Libya
25.9%
129
Sierra Leone
25.8%
130
Argentina
25.8%
131
Madagascar
25.7%
132
Togo
25.6%
133
Iran, Islamic Rep.
25.6%
134
Papua New Guinea
25.6%
135
Chad
25.5%
136
Bulgaria
25.4%
137
Cuba
25.4%
138
Cambodia
25.2%
139
Ecuador
25.1%
140
Senegal
25.1%
141
Uzbekistan
25%
142
Portugal
25%
143
Equatorial Guinea
25%
144
Viet Nam
25%
145
Dominican Republic
24.9%
146
Niger
24.8%
147
Sudan
24.8%
148
Mali
24.8%
149
Kuwait
24.7%
150
El Salvador
24.7%
151
Armenia
24.6%
152
Japan
24.6%
153
Cote d'Ivoire
24.6%
154
Nepal
24.5%
155
Benin
24.4%
156
Lithuania
24.4%
157
Gabon
24.3%
158
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
24.3%
159
Greece
24.3%
160
Liberia
24.3%
161
Romania
24.2%
162
Spain
24.2%
163
Kyrgyz Republic
24.1%
164
Mongolia
24.1%
165
Myanmar
24.1%
166
Liechtenstein
24%
167
Pakistan
24%
168
Tajikistan
23.9%
169
Macao SAR, China
23.9%
170
Bhutan
23.9%
171
Guinea-Bissau
23.9%
172
Bangladesh
23.9%
173
Serbia
23.7%
174
Australia
23.7%
175
Timor-Leste
23.7%
176
Afghanistan
23.6%
177
Ethiopia
23.6%
178
Eritrea
23.6%
179
Mauritania
23.5%
180
Norway
23.5%
181
Maldives
23.4%
182
Seychelles
23.3%
183
Ireland
23.3%
184
Moldova
23.2%
185
Slovenia
23.2%
186
Guinea
23.2%
187
Ukraine
23.2%
188
Azerbaijan
23.1%
189
Gibraltar
22.9%
190
San Marino
22.9%
191
Isle of Man
22.8%
192
Andorra
22.8%
193
Brunei Darussalam
22.8%
194
New Zealand
22.7%
195
Montenegro
22.6%
196
Croatia
22.6%
197
Bosnia and Herzegovina
22.5%
198
Albania
22.4%
199
Belarus
22%
200
Italy
22%
201
North Macedonia
21.9%
202
Malta
21.4%
203
Indonesia
21.3%
204
United Kingdom
21.3%
205
Denmark
20.8%
206
Iceland
19.2%
207
Finland
18%
208
Slovak Republic
17.2%
209
Belgium
15.5%
210
Netherlands
14%
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