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200 countries · 1990–2023
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2023
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East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
High income
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Lower middle income
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Qatar
107.8
2
Saudi Arabia
73.5
3
Bangladesh
69.3
4
Nigeria
65.7
5
Niger
65.2
6
Kuwait
62.3
7
Pakistan
58.4
8
United Arab Emirates
57.2
9
Bahrain
56.6
10
Cameroon
55.6
11
India
54.1
12
Nepal
53.2
13
Iraq
49.5
14
Oman
46.9
15
Yemen, Rep.
46.8
16
Mauritania
46.5
17
Egypt, Arab Rep.
43.1
18
Chad
43
19
Mongolia
42.7
20
Equatorial Guinea
42.2
21
Senegal
41.6
22
Djibouti
40.3
23
Iran, Islamic Rep.
40.2
24
Benin
39.7
25
Gambia, The
38.3
26
Afghanistan
37.9
27
Sudan
37.6
28
Burkina Faso
37.3
29
Congo, Rep.
36.5
30
Rwanda
36
31
Congo, Dem. Rep.
35.8
32
Burundi
35.7
33
Mali
35.5
34
Myanmar
35.1
35
Togo
34.3
36
Eritrea
33.7
37
Tajikistan
33.3
38
Central African Republic
33.3
39
Uzbekistan
32.8
40
Jordan
32.6
41
Guinea-Bissau
32.3
42
Syrian Arab Republic
32.1
43
China
32
44
Gabon
31.3
45
Turkmenistan
31.2
46
Uganda
31.2
47
Peru
31.1
48
Honduras
30.7
49
Bhutan
30.1
50
Guatemala
29.7
51
El Salvador
29.6
52
Armenia
28.6
53
Ghana
28.1
54
Bolivia
28.1
55
South Africa
27.7
56
Guinea
27.3
57
Lebanon
26.7
58
Lesotho
26.4
59
Turkiye
26.4
60
Bosnia and Herzegovina
26.1
61
Lao PDR
26
62
Viet Nam
24.8
63
Ethiopia
23.8
64
Azerbaijan
23.7
65
South Sudan
23.7
66
Thailand
23.5
67
Chile
23.1
68
Sri Lanka
22.7
69
Sierra Leone
22.5
70
West Bank and Gaza
22.4
71
Philippines
22.2
72
Israel
21.9
73
Korea, Rep.
21.9
74
North Macedonia
21.8
75
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
21.8
76
Jamaica
21.7
77
Indonesia
20.8
78
Nicaragua
20.4
79
Cote d'Ivoire
20.4
80
Kenya
20.3
81
Zambia
20.2
82
Cabo Verde
20.2
83
Tanzania
20.2
84
Kyrgyz Republic
20.1
85
Libya
20
86
Angola
19.9
87
Bulgaria
19.7
88
Kazakhstan
19.6
89
Cambodia
19.4
90
Serbia
19.3
91
Venezuela, RB
19.2
92
Tunisia
18.9
93
Morocco
18.7
94
Ecuador
18.6
95
Georgia
18.6
96
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
18.5
97
Montenegro
18.5
98
Colombia
18.4
99
Liberia
17.9
100
Costa Rica
17.7
101
Guyana
16.9
102
Belize
16.8
103
Eswatini
16.7
104
Malawi
16.7
105
Mexico
16.6
106
Algeria
16.5
107
Poland
16.5
108
Cyprus
16.1
109
Romania
16
110
Malaysia
15.9
111
Haiti
15.8
112
Croatia
15.8
113
Suriname
15.7
114
Albania
15.5
115
Paraguay
15.3
116
Singapore
15.1
117
Panama
15.1
118
Sao Tome and Principe
15.1
119
Zimbabwe
15
120
Moldova
14.9
121
Ukraine
14.9
122
Argentina
14.3
123
Italy
14.3
124
Namibia
14.2
125
Greece
14.1
126
Papua New Guinea
14.1
127
Mauritius
14.1
128
Trinidad and Tobago
13.8
129
Mozambique
13.7
130
Slovak Republic
13.7
131
Hungary
13.7
132
Dominican Republic
13.5
133
Brazil
13.4
134
Botswana
13.2
135
Latvia
13
136
Czechia
12.7
137
San Marino
12.7
138
Slovenia
12.6
139
Madagascar
12.4
140
Timor-Leste
12
141
Belarus
12
142
Russian Federation
11.6
143
Dominica
11.5
144
Japan
11.5
145
Monaco
11.4
146
Maldives
11.2
147
Grenada
11
148
Barbados
10.9
149
Uruguay
10.9
150
Malta
10.8
151
Lithuania
10.7
152
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
10.6
153
St. Lucia
10.4
154
Comoros
10.2
155
Spain
10.1
156
Austria
10
157
Solomon Islands
9.8
158
United Kingdom
9.5
159
Cuba
9.4
160
Seychelles
9.3
161
Andorra
8.9
162
St. Kitts and Nevis
8.9
163
Germany
8.8
164
Portugal
8.8
165
Netherlands
8.6
166
Belgium
8.4
167
Antigua and Barbuda
8.4
168
Switzerland
8.3
169
France
8.2
170
Puerto Rico (US)
7.8
171
Brunei Darussalam
7.6
172
Ireland
7.5
173
Denmark
7.5
174
Luxembourg
7.4
175
Vanuatu
7
176
United States
7
177
New Zealand
6.9
178
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
6.8
179
Canada
6.6
180
Fiji
6.4
181
Australia
6.4
182
Estonia
5.9
183
Norway
5.5
184
Bahamas, The
5.3
185
Sweden
5.3
186
Tuvalu
5.2
187
Palau
4.9
188
Iceland
4.9
189
Naoero
4.8
190
Tonga
4.7
191
Bermuda
4.6
192
Samoa
4.6
193
Finland
4.6
194
American Samoa
4.3
195
Marshall Islands
4.1
196
Kiribati
3.9
197
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
3.5
198
Guam
3.5
199
Northern Mariana Islands
2.7
200
Greenland
1.6
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