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196 countries · 2002–2025
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2025
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South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
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Value
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1
Finland
100
2
Norway
99
3
New Zealand
99
4
Sweden
99
5
Ireland
98
6
Luxembourg
97
7
Canada
97
8
Denmark
97
9
Netherlands
97
10
Uruguay
97
11
Slovenia
97
12
San Marino
97
13
Portugal
96
14
Switzerland
96
15
Japan
96
16
Estonia
96
17
Belgium
95
18
Germany
95
19
Iceland
95
20
Chile
95
21
Czechia
95
22
Barbados
94
23
Australia
94
24
Austria
94
25
Andorra
93
26
Marshall Islands
93
27
Tuvalu
93
28
Taiwan
93
29
Cabo Verde
92
30
United Kingdom
92
31
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
92
32
Palau
92
33
Dominica
92
34
Costa Rica
91
35
St. Lucia
91
36
Spain
91
37
Lithuania
90
38
Cyprus
90
39
Bahamas, The
90
40
Liechtenstein
90
41
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
90
42
St. Kitts and Nevis
89
43
Grenada
89
44
Kiribati
89
45
Latvia
89
46
France
89
47
Malta
88
48
Slovak Republic
88
49
Belize
87
50
Italy
87
51
Mauritius
87
52
Argentina
85
53
Greece
85
54
Mongolia
84
55
Sao Tome and Principe
84
56
Samoa
84
57
Romania
83
58
Trinidad and Tobago
83
59
Korea, Rep.
83
60
Antigua and Barbuda
83
61
Monaco
82
62
Poland
82
63
Panama
82
64
Croatia
82
65
Vanuatu
82
66
United States
81
67
South Africa
81
68
Seychelles
81
69
Suriname
81
70
Jamaica
81
71
Ghana
80
72
Tonga
79
73
Botswana
75
74
Naoero
75
75
Guyana
74
76
Bulgaria
74
77
Solomon Islands
74
78
Timor-Leste
73
79
Israel
73
80
Brazil
73
81
Namibia
73
82
Fiji
72
83
Senegal
70
84
Bolivia
69
85
Colombia
69
86
Bhutan
69
87
Albania
69
88
Montenegro
68
89
Malawi
68
90
North Macedonia
67
91
Dominican Republic
67
92
Lesotho
67
93
Peru
66
94
Liberia
65
95
Hungary
65
96
Ecuador
64
97
Sri Lanka
63
98
Paraguay
63
99
India
62
100
Benin
61
101
Papua New Guinea
61
102
Sierra Leone
61
103
Moldova
60
104
Nepal
59
105
Mexico
58
106
Philippines
58
107
Indonesia
56
108
Armenia
54
109
Bosnia and Herzegovina
54
110
Malaysia
53
111
Zambia
53
112
Serbia
53
113
Ukraine
51
114
Georgia
51
115
Gambia, The
51
116
Madagascar
50
117
Kenya
49
118
Guatemala
48
119
Singapore
48
120
Honduras
47
121
Cote d'Ivoire
46
122
Bangladesh
44
123
Nigeria
44
124
Mozambique
42
125
El Salvador
42
126
Tunisia
42
127
Hong Kong SAR, China
41
128
Maldives
41
129
Lebanon
41
130
Comoros
41
131
Mauritania
38
132
Morocco
37
133
Togo
37
134
Jordan
34
135
Guinea-Bissau
33
136
Thailand
33
137
Uganda
33
138
Turkiye
32
139
Pakistan
32
140
Iraq
31
141
Algeria
31
142
Kuwait
30
143
Angola
28
144
Guinea
28
145
Tanzania
28
146
Brunei Darussalam
27
147
Niger
27
148
Kyrgyz Republic
25
149
Gabon
25
150
Qatar
25
151
Zimbabwe
25
152
Djibouti
24
153
Oman
24
154
Kazakhstan
23
155
Cambodia
22
156
Haiti
22
157
Mali
21
158
Rwanda
21
159
Viet Nam
20
160
Burkina Faso
20
161
United Arab Emirates
18
162
Ethiopia
18
163
Egypt, Arab Rep.
18
164
Congo, Dem. Rep.
18
165
Congo, Rep.
17
166
Eswatini
17
167
Chad
15
168
Cameroon
15
169
Nicaragua
14
170
Lao PDR
13
171
Burundi
13
172
Venezuela, RB
13
173
Russian Federation
12
174
Uzbekistan
12
175
Bahrain
12
176
Libya
10
177
Iran, Islamic Rep.
10
178
Syrian Arab Republic
10
179
Yemen, Rep.
10
180
Saudi Arabia
9
181
Cuba
9
182
China
9
183
Afghanistan
8
184
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8
185
Belarus
7
186
Azerbaijan
6
187
Equatorial Guinea
5
188
Central African Republic
5
189
Tajikistan
5
190
Myanmar
4
191
Eritrea
3
192
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
193
Sudan
1
194
Turkmenistan
1
195
South Sudan
0
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