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Rank country (%) Date of Information 1 France 100.00 NA 2 Greece 99.00 NA 3 Marshall Islands 98.20 NA 4 Poland 97.80 2002 census 5 Armenia 97.70 2001 census 6 Nicaragua 97.50 NA 7 Croatia 96.10 2001 census 8 Czech Republic 95.40 2011 census 9 Cayman Islands 95.00 1999 census 10 Kazakhstan 95.00 2001 est. 11 Cambodia 95.00 NA 12 Jersey 94.50 2001 census 13 Hungary 93.60 2001 census 14 Mexico 92.70 2005 15 Seychelles 91.80 2002 census 16 New Zealand 91.20 2006 Census 17 Finland 91.20 2007 18 Slovenia 91.10 2002 census 19 Romania 91.00 NA 20 American Samoa 90.60 2000 census 21 Azerbaijan 90.30 1999 census 22 Malta 90.20 2005 census 23 Mongolia 90.00 1999 24 Hong Kong 89.50 2011 census 25 Austria 88.60 2001 census 26 Serbia 88.30 NA 27 Peru 84.10 2007 Census 28 Slovakia 83.90 2001 census 29 Macau 83.30 2011 census 30 United States 82.10 NA 31 Lithuania 82.00 2001 census 32 Curacao 81.20 2001 census 33 Mauritius 80.50 2000 census 34 Australia 78.50 2006 Census 35 Botswana 78.20 2001 census 36 Bulgaria 76.80 2011 census 37 Virgin Islands 74.70 2000 census 38 Uzbekistan 74.30 NA 39 Spain 74.00 NA 40 Sri Lanka 74.00 NA 41 Vanuatu 72.60 1999 Census 42 Turkmenistan 72.00 NA 43 Georgia 71.00 NA 44 Belarus 70.20 1999 census 45 Equatorial Guinea 67.60 1994 census 46 Sint Maarten 67.50 2001 census 47 Estonia 67.30 2000 census 48 Ukraine 67.00 NA 49 Macedonia 66.50 2002 census 50 Aruba 66.30 2000 census 51 Palau 64.70 NA 52 Kyrgyzstan 64.70 1999 census 53 Kazakhstan 64.40 2001 est. 54 Switzerland 63.70 NA 55 Montenegro 63.60 2003 census 56 French Polynesia 61.10 2002 census 57 Bolivia 60.70 2001 census 58 Guatemala 60.00 NA 59 Belgium 60.00 NA 60 Wallis and Futuna 58.90 2003 census 61 Canada 58.80 2006 Census 62 Latvia 58.20 2000 census 63 Malawi 57.20 1998 census 64 Iran 53.00 NA 65 Afghanistan 50.00 NA 66 Pakistan 48.00 NA 67 Nepal 47.80 2001 est. 68 Mali 46.30 NA 69 Belize 46.00 2000 census 70 India 41.00 2001 census 71 Belgium 40.00 NA 72 Guatemala 40.00 NA 73 Guam 38.30 2000 census 74 Latvia 37.50 2000 census 75 Ghana 36.10 2000 census 76 Afghanistan 35.00 NA 77 Singapore 35.00 2000 census 78 Ethiopia 33.80 2007 census 79 Belize 32.90 2000 census 80 Equatorial Guinea 32.40 1994 census 81 Namibia 32.00 NA 82 French Polynesia 31.40 2002 census 83 Mozambique 30.10 1997 census 84 Wallis and Futuna 30.10 2003 census 85 Estonia 29.70 2000 census 86 Ethiopia 29.30 2007 census 87 Bhutan 28.00 NA 88 Bhutan 26.00 NA 89 Mozambique 25.30 1997 census 90 Macedonia 25.10 2002 census 91 Northern Mariana Islands 24.40 2000 census 92 Ukraine 24.00 NA 93 Bhutan 24.00 NA 94 South Africa 23.82 2001 census 95 Northern Mariana Islands 23.40 2000 census 96 Belarus 23.40 1999 census 97 Vanuatu 23.10 1999 Census 98 Singapore 23.00 2000 census 99 Zambia 22.50 2000 Census 100 Northern Mariana Islands 22.40 2000 census 101 Guam 22.20 2000 census 102 Guam 22.20 2000 census 103 Bhutan 22.00 NA 104 Montenegro 22.00 2003 census 105 Canada 21.60 2006 Census 106 Bolivia 21.20 2001 census 107 Switzerland 20.40 NA 108 Liberia 20.00 NA 109 Canada 19.60 2006 Census 110 Sri Lanka 18.00 NA 111 Iran 18.00 NA 112 South Africa 17.64 2001 census 113 Spain 17.00 NA 114 Virgin Islands 16.80 2000 census 115 Ghana 14.80 2000 census 116 Bolivia 14.60 2001 census 117 Uzbekistan 14.20 NA 118 Singapore 14.10 2000 census 119 Kyrgyzstan 13.60 1999 census 120 Palau 13.50 NA 121 South Africa 13.35 2001 census 122 Peru 13.00 2007 Census 123 Sint Maarten 12.90 2001 census 124 New Zealand 12.90 2006 Census 125 Malawi 12.80 1998 census 126 Ghana 12.70 2000 census 127 Aruba 12.60 2000 census 128 Kyrgyzstan 12.50 1999 census 129 Mauritius 12.10 2000 census 130 Nepal 12.10 2001 est. 131 Pakistan 12.00 NA 132 Turkmenistan 12.00 NA 133 Ethiopia 11.70 2007 census 134 Singapore 11.40 2000 census 135 Afghanistan 11.00 NA 136 Northern Mariana Islands 10.80 2000 census 137 Wallis and Futuna 10.80 2003 census 138 Slovakia 10.70 2001 census 139 Mozambique 10.70 1997 census 140 United States 10.70 NA 141 Bulgaria 10.50 2011 census 142 Mozambique 10.30 1997 census 143 Malawi 10.10 1998 census 144 Iran 10.00 NA 145 Pakistan 10.00 NA 146 Nepal 10.00 2001 est. 147 Ghana 9.90 2000 census 148 Northern Mariana Islands 9.60 2000 census 149 Malawi 9.50 1998 census 150 Northern Mariana Islands 9.50 2000 census 151 Mali 9.40 NA 152 Palau 9.40 NA 153 South Africa 9.39 2001 census 154 Georgia 9.00 NA 155 Ukraine 9.00 NA 156 Turkmenistan 9.00 NA 157 Belize 8.90 2000 census 158 Botswana 8.60 2001 census 159 Mali 8.50 NA 160 South Africa 8.20 2001 census 161 South Africa 8.20 2001 census 162 Sint Maarten 8.20 2001 census 163 Kyrgyzstan 8.20 1999 census 164 Australia 8.20 2006 Census 165 Bulgaria 8.20 2011 census 166 India 8.10 2001 census 167 Pakistan 8.00 NA 168 Pakistan 8.00 NA 169 Sri Lanka 8.00 NA 170 Lithuania 8.00 2001 census 171 Curacao 8.00 2001 census 172 Pakistan 8.00 NA 173 South Africa 7.93 2001 census 174 Botswana 7.90 2001 census 175 Aruba 7.70 2000 census 176 Mozambique 7.50 1997 census 177 Nepal 7.40 2001 est. 178 India 7.20 2001 census 179 Mali 7.20 NA 180 Uzbekistan 7.10 NA 181 Namibia 7.00 NA 182 Guam 7.00 2000 census 183 India 7.00 2001 census 184 Iran 7.00 NA 185 Spain 7.00 NA 186 Georgia 7.00 NA 187 Turkmenistan 7.00 NA 188 Mozambique 7.00 1997 census 189 Georgia 7.00 NA 190 Guam 6.80 2000 census 191 Romania 6.70 NA 192 Virgin Islands 6.60 2000 census 193 Switzerland 6.50 NA 194 Belarus 6.40 1999 census 195 Mali 6.40 NA 196 Hungary 6.40 2001 census 197 Ethiopia 6.20 2007 census 198 Iran 6.00 NA 199 Georgia 6.00 NA 200 Malta 6.00 2005 census 201 French Polynesia 6.00 2002 census 202 India 5.90 2001 census 203 Ethiopia 5.90 2007 census 204 India 5.90 2001 census 205 Nepal 5.80 2001 est. 206 Aruba 5.80 2000 census 207 Australia 5.70 2006 Census 208 Mexico 5.70 2005 209 Singapore 5.70 2000 census 210 Palau 5.70 NA 211 Lithuania 5.60 2001 census 212 Mali 5.60 NA 213 Mali 5.60 NA 214 Finland 5.50 2007 215 Montenegro 5.50 2003 census 216 Aruba 5.30 2000 census 217 Montenegro 5.30 2003 census 218 Austria 5.30 2001 census 219 Nepal 5.10 2001 est. 220 Mozambique 5.10 1997 census 221 Macau 5.00 2011 census 222 India 5.00 2001 census 223 Singapore 4.90 2000 census 224 Seychelles 4.90 2002 census 225 Ghana 4.60 2000 census 226 Jersey 4.60 2001 census 227 Slovenia 4.50 2002 census 228 India 4.50 2001 census 229 South Africa 4.44 2001 census 230 Lithuania 4.40 2001 census 231 Uzbekistan 4.40 NA 232 Slovenia 4.40 2002 census 233 Ghana 4.30 2000 census 234 Ghana 4.30 2000 census 235 Mali 4.30 NA 236 Latvia 4.30 2000 census 237 Sint Maarten 4.20 2001 census 238 Serbia 4.10 NA 239 Afghanistan 4.00 NA 240 Curacao 4.00 2001 census 241 Ethiopia 4.00 2007 census 242 Hong Kong 4.00 2011 census 243 Mozambique 4.00 1997 census 244 Curacao 3.90 2001 census 245 New Zealand 3.90 2006 Census 246 Belize 3.90 2000 census 247 Serbia 3.80 NA 248 United States 3.80 NA 249 Bulgaria 3.80 2011 census 250 India 3.70 2001 census 251 Ghana 3.70 2000 census 252 Macau 3.70 2011 census 253 Mauritius 3.70 2000 census 254 Montenegro 3.70 2003 census 255 Malawi 3.60 1998 census 256 Nepal 3.60 2001 est. 257 Sint Maarten 3.50 2001 census 258 Guam 3.50 2000 census 259 Mali 3.50 NA 260 Macedonia 3.50 2002 census 261 Hong Kong 3.50 2011 census 262 Belize 3.40 2000 census 263 Mauritius 3.40 2000 census 264 Ghana 3.40 2000 census 265 Ghana 3.40 2000 census 266 Finland 3.30 2007 267 Belize 3.30 2000 census 268 Nepal 3.30 2001 est. 269 Azerbaijan 3.30 1999 census 270 Cayman Islands 3.20 1999 census 271 India 3.20 2001 census 272 Singapore 3.20 2000 census 273 India 3.20 2001 census 274 Seychelles 3.10 2002 census 275 Pakistan 3.00 NA 276 Malta 3.00 2005 census 277 Czech Republic 3.00 2011 census 278 Curacao 2.90 2001 census 279 Croatia 2.90 2001 census 280 American Samoa 2.90 2000 census 281 Ghana 2.90 2000 census 282 Botswana 2.80 2001 census 283 India 2.80 2001 census 284 Switzerland 2.80 NA 285 United States 2.70 NA 286 Malawi 2.70 1998 census 287 South Africa 2.66 2001 census 288 Mali 2.60 NA 289 Slovakia 2.60 2001 census 290 Australia 2.50 2006 Census 291 Nepal 2.50 2001 est. 292 Nepal 2.40 2001 est. 293 Malawi 2.40 1998 census 294 American Samoa 2.40 2000 census 295 Bolivia 2.40 2001 census 296 Palau 2.30 NA 297 Macau 2.30 2011 census 298 Austria 2.30 2001 census 299 Estonia 2.30 2000 census 300 South Africa 2.28 2001 census 301 Austria 2.20 2001 census 302 Aruba 2.20 2000 census 303 Sint Maarten 2.20 2001 census 304 Poland 2.20 2002 census 305 Azerbaijan 2.20 1999 census 306 Ethiopia 2.20 2007 census 307 Botswana 2.10 2001 census 308 New Zealand 2.10 2006 Census 309 American Samoa 2.10 2000 census 310 Ethiopia 2.00 2007 census 311 American Samoa 2.00 2000 census 312 Macau 2.00 2011 census 313 Iran 2.00 NA 314 Iran 2.00 NA 315 Spain 2.00 NA 316 Iran 2.00 NA 317 Pakistan 2.00 NA 318 Virgin Islands 1.90 2000 census 319 Vanuatu 1.90 1999 Census 320 Macedonia 1.90 2002 census 321 Macedonia 1.80 2002 census 322 Serbia 1.80 NA 323 Marshall Islands 1.80 NA 324 Singapore 1.80 2000 census 325 Azerbaijan 1.80 1999 census 326 Cayman Islands 1.80 1999 census 327 Slovakia 1.80 2001 census 328 Peru 1.70 2007 Census 329 Ethiopia 1.70 2007 census 330 Malawi 1.70 1998 census 331 Zambia 1.70 2000 Census 332 Nicaragua 1.70 NA 333 Ethiopia 1.70 2007 census 334 Macau 1.70 2011 census 335 Czech Republic 1.60 2011 census 336 Hong Kong 1.60 2011 census 337 Austria 1.60 2001 census 338 Australia 1.60 2006 Census 339 South Africa 1.59 2001 census 340 Ethiopia 1.50 2007 census 341 Switzerland 1.50 NA 342 Sint Maarten 1.50 2001 census 343 Azerbaijan 1.50 1999 census 344 Palau 1.50 NA 345 Palau 1.50 NA 346 Palau 1.50 NA 347 Vanuatu 1.40 1999 Census 348 Hong Kong 1.40 2011 census 349 Belize 1.40 2000 census 350 New Zealand 1.30 2006 Census 351 Macau 1.30 2011 census 352 Switzerland 1.30 NA 353 India 1.30 2001 census 354 Australia 1.30 2006 Census 355 Romania 1.20 NA 356 Switzerland 1.20 NA 357 French Polynesia 1.20 2002 census 358 Macedonia 1.20 2002 census 359 Bolivia 1.20 2001 census 360 Australia 1.20 2006 Census 361 India 1.20 2001 census 362 New Zealand 1.10 2006 Census 363 Switzerland 1.10 NA 364 Serbia 1.10 NA 365 Romania 1.10 NA 366 New Zealand 1.10 2006 Census 367 Slovakia 1.00 2001 census 368 Greece 1.00 NA 369 Armenia 1.00 2001 census 370 Azerbaijan 1.00 1999 census 371 Kyrgyzstan 1.00 1999 census 372 Switzerland 1.00 NA 373 New Zealand 1.00 2006 Census 374 Namibia 1.00 NA 375 Pakistan 1.00 NA 376 Australia 1.00 2006 Census 377 Croatia 1.00 2001 census 378 Serbia 0.90 NA 379 Armenia 0.90 2001 census 380 Singapore 0.90 2000 census 381 Jersey 0.90 2001 census 382 Malta 0.80 2005 census 383 Mexico 0.80 2005 384 Nicaragua 0.80 NA 385 Mexico 0.80 2005 386 Macau 0.70 2011 census 387 Estonia 0.70 2000 census 388 Bulgaria 0.70 2011 census 389 United States 0.70 NA 390 Peru 0.70 2007 Census 391 Vanuatu 0.70 1999 Census 392 Mali 0.60 NA 393 Switzerland 0.50 NA 394 South Africa 0.50 2001 census 395 Botswana 0.40 2001 census 396 Armenia 0.40 2001 census 397 Mauritius 0.30 2000 census 398 Vanuatu 0.30 1999 Census 399 French Polynesia 0.30 2002 census 400 Peru 0.30 2007 Census 401 Peru 0.20 2007 Census 402 Seychelles 0.20 2002 census 403 Belize 0.20 2000 census 404 Wallis and Futuna 0.20 2003 census