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213 countries · 2013–2025
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2025
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East Asia & Pacific
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Country
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Value
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1
Seychelles
68.1%
2
New Caledonia
59.6%
3
Venezuela, RB
56.8%
4
Bhutan
51.6%
5
Liechtenstein
44.8%
6
Bulgaria
44.3%
7
Turks and Caicos Islands
43.5%
8
Guinea
42.6%
9
Hong Kong SAR, China
42%
10
Greenland
41.9%
11
Zambia
41.3%
12
Slovenia
40.4%
13
Brunei Darussalam
39.9%
14
Namibia
39.9%
15
Tanzania
39.9%
16
Cambodia
39.8%
17
Poland
39.6%
18
Germany
39.2%
19
Luxembourg
39.1%
20
Armenia
38.9%
21
Cyprus
38.6%
22
Croatia
38.4%
23
Slovak Republic
37.5%
24
Belize
37.3%
25
Congo, Rep.
36.6%
26
Benin
36.1%
27
Greece
35%
28
Bahamas, The
34.6%
29
Comoros
33.7%
30
New Zealand
33.4%
31
Sao Tome and Principe
31.7%
32
Palau
31.4%
33
Panama
31.4%
34
Bolivia
30.9%
35
Sri Lanka
30.8%
36
Trinidad and Tobago
30.6%
37
Brazil
30.6%
38
Japan
29.7%
39
Austria
29.6%
40
Mozambique
29.5%
41
Malta
29%
42
North Macedonia
29%
43
Oman
28.9%
44
France
28.8%
45
United Kingdom
28.4%
46
Zimbabwe
28.3%
47
Spain
28.1%
48
Togo
27.9%
49
Botswana
27.6%
50
Israel
27.6%
51
Senegal
27.5%
52
Andorra
27.3%
53
Gibraltar
27%
54
Aruba
26.9%
55
Costa Rica
26.6%
56
Dominican Republic
26.3%
57
Guinea-Bissau
26.2%
58
Romania
24.6%
59
Ecuador
23.8%
60
Nepal
23.6%
61
Albania
23.6%
62
Lesotho
23.4%
63
Malawi
23.1%
64
Portugal
23%
65
Honduras
23%
66
Netherlands
22.9%
67
Kiribati
22.9%
68
Cote d'Ivoire
22.9%
69
Georgia
22.8%
70
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
22.6%
71
Tajikistan
22.6%
72
Gabon
22.6%
73
Hungary
22.3%
74
Montenegro
22.2%
75
Peru
22.1%
76
Azerbaijan
22.1%
77
Australia
22%
78
Czechia
21.9%
79
Chile
21.6%
80
Estonia
21.6%
81
Italy
21.5%
82
Dominica
21.4%
83
Nicaragua
21.2%
84
Chad
21%
85
Niger
21%
86
Iceland
20.9%
87
Monaco
20.9%
88
Tuvalu
20.2%
89
Guatemala
20.1%
90
Jamaica
19.9%
91
Mongolia
19.8%
92
United Arab Emirates
19.2%
93
Pakistan
19.1%
94
Equatorial Guinea
19%
95
Lao PDR
18.8%
96
Latvia
18.8%
97
Saudi Arabia
18.5%
98
Thailand
18.4%
99
St. Lucia
18.2%
100
Lithuania
18%
101
Norway
17.8%
102
Korea, Rep.
17.7%
103
Cabo Verde
17.6%
104
Colombia
17.2%
105
Ukraine
17.1%
106
Kuwait
17.1%
107
Ethiopia
17%
108
St. Kitts and Nevis
16.9%
109
Burkina Faso
16.8%
110
Antigua and Barbuda
16.5%
111
Curacao
16.5%
112
Denmark
16.4%
113
American Samoa
16.4%
114
Belgium
16.4%
115
Uganda
16.1%
116
Timor-Leste
16.1%
117
Marshall Islands
16.1%
118
Philippines
16%
119
Sweden
15.8%
120
China
15.6%
121
Qatar
15.6%
122
Cuba
15.6%
123
South Sudan
15.4%
124
Ghana
15.3%
125
Mexico
15.3%
126
Congo, Dem. Rep.
14.9%
127
Paraguay
14.9%
128
Central African Republic
14.8%
129
Suriname
14.8%
130
Ireland
14.2%
131
Uzbekistan
14.1%
132
Serbia
14%
133
Finland
13.9%
134
Kenya
13.9%
135
Nigeria
13.9%
136
Malaysia
13.3%
137
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
13.3%
138
Tonga
13.3%
139
Egypt, Arab Rep.
13.1%
140
Lebanon
13%
141
Canada
12.9%
142
United States
12.9%
143
Madagascar
12.8%
144
Sierra Leone
12.6%
145
Switzerland
12.5%
146
Indonesia
12%
147
Bahrain
11.7%
148
Moldova
11.5%
149
Russian Federation
11.5%
150
Cameroon
11%
151
Angola
10.8%
152
British Virgin Islands
10.5%
153
Kazakhstan
10.1%
154
West Bank and Gaza
10%
155
South Africa
9.6%
156
Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.5%
157
St. Martin (French part)
9.3%
158
Belarus
9.2%
159
Rwanda
9.1%
160
Argentina
8.8%
161
Cayman Islands
8.8%
162
Grenada
8.8%
163
Haiti
8.6%
164
Guyana
8.4%
165
El Salvador
8.3%
166
Samoa
7.9%
167
Tunisia
7.9%
168
Iran, Islamic Rep.
7.8%
169
Gambia, The
7.7%
170
India
7.7%
171
Burundi
7.6%
172
Viet Nam
7.6%
173
Mali
7.5%
174
Turkiye
7%
175
Kyrgyz Republic
6.8%
176
Myanmar
6.7%
177
Puerto Rico (US)
6.6%
178
French Polynesia
5.6%
179
Jordan
5.4%
180
Mauritius
5%
181
Vanuatu
4.8%
182
Algeria
4.7%
183
Singapore
4.6%
184
Isle of Man
4.6%
185
Turkmenistan
4.3%
186
Eswatini
4.2%
187
Bangladesh
4.2%
188
Guam
4.2%
189
Liberia
4%
190
Fiji
3.9%
191
Papua New Guinea
3.7%
192
Afghanistan
3.6%
193
Uruguay
3.1%
194
Maldives
3%
195
Sudan
2.8%
196
Northern Mariana Islands
2.8%
197
Solomon Islands
2.4%
198
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
2.4%
199
Faroe Islands
2.4%
200
Bermuda
2.3%
201
Morocco
2.1%
202
Djibouti
1.6%
203
Iraq
1.5%
204
Barbados
1.1%
205
Yemen, Rep.
1.1%
206
Syrian Arab Republic
0.7%
207
Mauritania
0.6%
208
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0.1%
209
Libya
0.1%
210
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0%
211
Eritrea
0%
212
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0%
213
Naoero
0%
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