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