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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 62.03% 1999
2 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 54.55% 1985
3 KiribatiKiribati 51.3% 2002
4 NauruNauru 50.56% 1998
5 RwandaRwanda 50.47% 2002
6 BermudaBermuda 50.26% 2001
7 TuvaluTuvalu 50.25% 2001
8 LesothoLesotho 50.11% 2002
9 NamibiaNamibia 50.07% 2002
10 TokelauTokelau 50% 1991
11 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 49.82% 2002
12 AnguillaAnguilla 49.69% 2002
13 BurmaBurma 49.67% 2002
14 BangladeshBangladesh 49.65% 2002
15 BotswanaBotswana 49.63% 2002
=16 GrenadaGrenada 49.61% 2002
=16 HondurasHonduras 49.61% 2001
18 MongoliaMongolia 49.6% 2002
19 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 49.53% 2002
20 The BahamasThe Bahamas 49.52% 2002
21 ZimbabweZimbabwe 49.48% 2003
22 GabonGabon 49.45% 2002
23 UgandaUganda 49.4% 2002
24 MauritiusMauritius 49.39% 2002
25 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 49.37% 2001
26 SwedenSweden 49.36% 2002
27 The GambiaThe Gambia 49.3% 2002
=28 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 49.19% 2002
=28 ReunionReunion 49.19% 1993
30 MauritaniaMauritania 49.17% 2002
31 ArgentinaArgentina 49.15% 2002
32 PeruPeru 49.08% 2002
33 EcuadorEcuador 49.06% 2002
34 Sri LankaSri Lanka 49.05% 2003
35 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 49.04% 2002
36 MartiniqueMartinique 49% 1995
37 KuwaitKuwait 48.98% 2002
38 UzbekistanUzbekistan 48.96% 2002
39 MadagascarMadagascar 48.95% 2002
40 BarbadosBarbados 48.94% 2002
=41 NicaraguaNicaragua 48.92% 2002
=41 South AfricaSouth Africa 48.92% 2002
=41 MonacoMonaco 48.92% 2000
=44 BahrainBahrain 48.91% 2002
=44 MalawiMalawi 48.91% 2002
46 JordanJordan 48.9% 2002
=47 GuyanaGuyana 48.89% 2002
=47 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 48.89% 2002
=47 JamaicaJamaica 48.89% 2002
50 CanadaCanada 48.87% 2001
51 United StatesUnited States 48.86% 2002
52 KazakhstanKazakhstan 48.85% 2002
53 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 48.84% 2002
=54 SeychellesSeychelles 48.83% 2002
=54 FinlandFinland 48.83% 2002
56 MexicoMexico 48.82% 2002
57 BelizeBelize 48.81% 2002
58 LibyaLibya 48.8% 2002
=59 JapanJapan 48.79% 2002
=59 BoliviaBolivia 48.79% 2002
=59 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 48.79% 2002
=59 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 48.79% 2000
63 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 48.78% 1993
64 ColombiaColombia 48.76% 2002
=65 RussiaRussia 48.73% 2002
=65 UkraineUkraine 48.73% 2002
=65 HaitiHaiti 48.73% 1997
68 TanzaniaTanzania 48.72% 2003
=69 DenmarkDenmark 48.71% 2002
=69 LuxembourgLuxembourg 48.71% 2002
=71 MoldovaMoldova 48.68% 2002
=71 IndonesiaIndonesia 48.68% 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 48.67% 2002
=73 SurinameSuriname 48.67% 2002
=73 MalaysiaMalaysia 48.67% 2002
=75 BelgiumBelgium 48.66% 2002
=75 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 48.66% 2002
=75 Cape VerdeCape Verde 48.66% 2002
78 IsraelIsrael 48.65% 2002
79 NorwayNorway 48.64% 2002
=80 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 48.63% 2002
=80 CroatiaCroatia 48.63% 2002
=80 CyprusCyprus 48.63% 2002
83 French GuianaFrench Guiana 48.62% 1995
=84 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 48.61% 2002
=84 AustraliaAustralia 48.61% 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 48.61% 2002
86 GermanyGermany 48.6% 2002
87 PolandPoland 48.59% 2002
=88 PhilippinesPhilippines 48.58% 2002
=88 FranceFrance 48.58% 2002
90 AustriaAustria 48.55% 2002
91 LithuaniaLithuania 48.54% 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 48.52% 2002
92 SloveniaSlovenia 48.51% 2002
93 HungaryHungary 48.49% 2002
=94 OmanOman 48.48% 2002
=94 IrelandIreland 48.48% 2002
=94 SlovakiaSlovakia 48.48% 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 48.47% 2002
97 ChileChile 48.47% 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 48.46% 2002
98 VenezuelaVenezuela 48.44% 2002
99 IcelandIceland 48.43% 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 48.43% 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 48.42% 2002
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 48.42% 2002
100 New ZealandNew Zealand 48.42% 2002
101 ItalyItaly 48.41% 2002
=102 UruguayUruguay 48.4% 2002
=102 FijiFiji 48.4% 2001
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 48.38% 2002
104 ThailandThailand 48.37% 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 48.36% 2002
105 GreeceGreece 48.36% 2002
=106 ArmeniaArmenia 48.35% 2002
=106 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 48.35% 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 48.35% 2002
108 SpainSpain 48.33% 2002
109 QatarQatar 48.32% 2002
=110 KenyaKenya 48.31% 2002
=110 DominicaDominica 48.31% 2002
=112 BelarusBelarus 48.29% 2002
=112 GeorgiaGeorgia 48.29% 2002
=112 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 48.29% 2001
=115 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 48.28% 2002
=115 United Arab EmiratesUAE 48.28% 2002
=115 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 48.28% 1991
118 RomaniaRomania 48.26% 2002
119 BulgariaBulgaria 48.24% 2002
120 ParaguayParaguay 48.23% 2002
121 NetherlandsNetherlands 48.22% 2002
122 LatviaLatvia 48.2% 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 48.2% 2002
=123 LebanonLebanon 48.18% 2002
=123 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 48.18% 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 48.17% 2002
125 PanamaPanama 48.17% 2002
126 Costa RicaCosta Rica 48.13% 2002
127 MaltaMalta 48.11% 2002
128 AlbaniaAlbania 48.1% 2002
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 48.1% 2002
129 Hong KongHong Kong 48.09% 2002
130 ZambiaZambia 48.08% 2002
131 MaldivesMaldives 48.07% 2002
132 SwazilandSwaziland 48.06% 2002
133 San MarinoSan Marino 48.04% 1999
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 48.03% 2002
134 TajikistanTajikistan 48.03% 2002
135 VanuatuVanuatu 48.02% 2002
136 ArubaAruba 47.98% 2002
137 GibraltarGibraltar 47.96% 2000
138 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 47.93% 2002
139 SamoaSamoa 47.92% 2002
140 IranIran 47.89% 2002
141 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 47.88% 2002
142 BruneiBrunei 47.86% 2002
143 BrazilBrazil 47.85% 2002
144 El SalvadorEl Salvador 47.82% 2002
145 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 47.8% 1991
146 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 47.79% 1995
=147 CubaCuba 47.74% 2002
=147 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 47.74% 2002
149 PalauPalau 47.73% 1999
150 EstoniaEstonia 47.72% 2002
151 TunisiaTunisia 47.67% 2002
152 EgyptEgypt 47.61% 2002
153 SingaporeSingapore 47.58% 1996
154 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 47.57% 2001
155 SenegalSenegal 47.52% 2002
=156 SyriaSyria 47.51% 2002
=156 PortugalPortugal 47.51% 2002
158 VietnamVietnam 47.49% 2002
159 TurkeyTurkey 47.46% 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 47.43% 2002
160 GhanaGhana 47.43% 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 47.4% 2002
161 BhutanBhutan 47.4% 2002
162 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 47.38% 1998
163 GuatemalaGuatemala 47.24% 2002
164 ChinaChina 47.19% 2002
165 AndorraAndorra 47.18% 2002
166 TongaTonga 47.14% 2002
167 AlgeriaAlgeria 46.96% 2002
168 South KoreaSouth Korea 46.95% 2003
169 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 46.93% 2001
170 MacauMacau 46.84% 2002
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 46.83% 2002
171 IndiaIndia 46.82% 2002
172 CambodiaCambodia 46.78% 2002
173 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 46.68% 1986
174 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 46.6% 1992
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 46.59% 2002
175 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 46.5% 1995
176 MoroccoMorocco 46.44% 2002
177 AngolaAngola 46.42% 1999
178 Cook IslandsCook Islands 46.38% 2000
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 46.25% 2002
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 46.2% 2001
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 46.16% 2002
179 NiueNiue 45.73% 2001
180 CameroonCameroon 45.7% 2002
181 LaosLaos 45.65% 2002
182 SudanSudan 45.52% 2002
183 NepalNepal 45.39% 2002
184 TogoTogo 45.24% 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 45.17% 2002
185 MontserratMontserrat 45.16% 2002
186 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 44.85% 2002
187 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 44.78% 1994
188 MozambiqueMozambique 44.65% 2002
189 BurundiBurundi 44.6% 2002
190 IraqIraq 44.47% 2002
191 EritreaEritrea 44.41% 2002
192 ComorosComoros 44.33% 2002
193 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 44.2% 2002
194 NigeriaNigeria 43.97% 2002
195 DjiboutiDjibouti 43.76% 2003
196 EthiopiaEthiopia 43.48% 2003
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 43.36% 2002
=197 GuineaGuinea 42.68% 2002
=197 MaliMali 42.68% 2002
199 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 42.15% 2002
200 LiberiaLiberia 41.92% 1999
201 BeninBenin 41.85% 2002
202 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 41.56% 2000
203 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 41.02% 2002
204 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 40.24% 2000
205 NigerNiger 40.15% 2002
206 PakistanPakistan 40.03% 2002
207 YemenYemen 39.81% 2002
208 ChadChad 39.12% 2002
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 38.65% 1985
209 SomaliaSomalia 33.97% 1985
210 AfghanistanAfghanistan 32.92% 2002

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