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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	NigerNiger	90.2%	2003
2	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	83.4%	2003
3	MaliMali	82%	2003
4	IraqIraq	75.5%	2003
5	BeninBenin	73.5%	2003
=6	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	72.4%	2003
=6	NepalNepal	72.4%	2003
8	YemenYemen	69.8%	2003
9	PakistanPakistan	69.4%	2003
10	SenegalSenegal	69.2%	2003
11	MauritaniaMauritania	68.1%	2003
12	BangladeshBangladesh	68%	2003
13	MozambiqueMozambique	67.3%	2003
14	The GambiaThe Gambia	66.9%	2003
15	EthiopiaEthiopia	64.8%	2003
16	ChadChad	60.7%	2003
17	MoroccoMorocco	60.6%	2003
18	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	60.1%	2003
19	LiberiaLiberia	59.5%	2003
20	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	59.1%	2003
21	BurundiBurundi	54.8%	2003
=22	EgyptEgypt	53.1%	2003
=22	TogoTogo	53.1%	2003
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	52.5%	2003
24	EritreaEritrea	52.4%	2003
25	IndiaIndia	51.7%	2003
26	ComorosComoros	50.7%	2003
27	MalawiMalawi	50.3%	2003
28	SudanSudan	49.5%	2003
29	HaitiHaiti	48.8%	2003
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	45.53%	2003
30	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	44.9%	2003
31	LaosLaos	43.4%	2003
32	DjiboutiDjibouti	41.6%	2003
33	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	40.6%	2003
34	CambodiaCambodia	39.8%	2003
35	UgandaUganda	39.6%	2003
36	AlgeriaAlgeria	39.1%	2003
37	NigeriaNigeria	39%	2003
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	38.81%	2003
38	MadagascarMadagascar	37.5%	2003
39	GuatemalaGuatemala	36.8%	2003
40	SyriaSyria	36.1%	2003
41	TunisiaTunisia	35.6%	2003
42	RwandaRwanda	35.2%	2003
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	32.87%	2003
43	OmanOman	32.8%	2003
44	GhanaGhana	32.7%	2003
45	NicaraguaNicaragua	32.2%	2003
46	CameroonCameroon	32.1%	2003
47	Cape VerdeCape Verde	30.9%	2003
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	29.71%	2003
48	TanzaniaTanzania	29.4%	2003
49	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	29.3%	2003
50	LibyaLibya	28.1%	2003
51	IranIran	27.4%	2003
52	ZambiaZambia	25.2%	2003
53	HondurasHonduras	23%	2003
54	El SalvadorEl Salvador	22.3%	2003
=55	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	21.6%	2003
=55	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	21.6%	2003
57	TurkeyTurkey	21.4%	2003
58	AlbaniaAlbania	20.5%	2003
59	KenyaKenya	20.3%	2003
60	ChinaChina	19.6%	2003
61	SwazilandSwaziland	19.2%	2003
=62	United Arab EmiratesUAE	18.5%	2003
=62	BoliviaBolivia	18.5%	2003
64	KuwaitKuwait	18.3%	2003
65	BurmaBurma	18.1%	2003
66	LebanonLebanon	17.8%	2003
67	BotswanaBotswana	17.6%	2003
68	MauritiusMauritius	17.4%	2003
69	NamibiaNamibia	16.3%	2003
70	IndonesiaIndonesia	15.9%	2003
71	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	15.2%	2003
=72	QatarQatar	15%	2003
=72	BahrainBahrain	15%	2003
74	MalaysiaMalaysia	14.7%	2003
75	South AfricaSouth Africa	14.3%	2003
76	JordanJordan	13.4%	2003
77	PeruPeru	13.3%	2003
78	ZimbabweZimbabwe	12.9%	2003
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	12.57%	2003
79	BrazilBrazil	11.9%	2003
80	BruneiBrunei	11.5%	2003
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	11.2%	2003
81	SingaporeSingapore	10.4%	2003
82	Sri LankaSri Lanka	10.1%	2003
83	MexicoMexico	9.8%	2003
84	Hong KongHong Kong	9.5%	2003
85	ReunionReunion	9.3%	2003
86	EcuadorEcuador	9.1%	2003
87	PortugalPortugal	8.8%	2003
88	VietnamVietnam	8.5%	2003
89	JamaicaJamaica	8.3%	2003
=90	FijiFiji	8.1%	2003
=90	PanamaPanama	8.1%	2003
92	MacauMacau	8%	2003
93	ColombiaColombia	7.5%	2003
94	ParaguayParaguay	7%	2003
95	VenezuelaVenezuela	6.9%	2003
96	MaltaMalta	6.4%	2003
97	IsraelIsrael	6.2%	2003
98	BelizeBelize	5.9%	2003
=99	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	5.5%	2003
=99	LesothoLesotho	5.5%	2003
101	ThailandThailand	5.4%	2003
102	PhilippinesPhilippines	4.5%	2003
103	Costa RicaCosta Rica	4%	2003
104	ChileChile	3.9%	2003
105	CyprusCyprus	3.7%	2003
106	GreeceGreece	3.6%	2003
107	The BahamasThe Bahamas	3.5%	2003
108	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	3.2%	2003
109	CubaCuba	3.1%	2003
110	South KoreaSouth Korea	3%	2003
=111	SpainSpain	2.9%	2003
=111	ArgentinaArgentina	2.9%	2003
113	MaldivesMaldives	2.7%	2003
=114	CroatiaCroatia	2.3%	2003
=114	RomaniaRomania	2.3%	2003
=116	ArmeniaArmenia	2%	2003
=116	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	2%	2003
118	MartiniqueMartinique	1.9%	2003
=119	UruguayUruguay	1.8%	2003
=119	BulgariaBulgaria	1.8%	2003
121	ItalyItaly	1.7%	2003
=122	GuyanaGuyana	1.5%	2003
=122	MongoliaMongolia	1.5%	2003
=122	SamoaSamoa	1.5%	2003
125	MoldovaMoldova	1.3%	2003
126	UzbekistanUzbekistan	1%	2003
127	TajikistanTajikistan	0.9%	2003
128	HungaryHungary	0.8%	2003
129	KazakhstanKazakhstan	0.7%	2003
=130	RussiaRussia	0.5%	2003
=130	LithuaniaLithuania	0.5%	2003
=132	BelarusBelarus	0.4%	2003
=132	UkraineUkraine	0.4%	2003
=132	SloveniaSlovenia	0.4%	2003
=135	PolandPoland	0.3%	2003
=135	BarbadosBarbados	0.3%	2003
=137	LatviaLatvia	0.2%	2003
=137	EstoniaEstonia	0.2%	2003

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