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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	ZimbabweZimbabwe	95%	2009
2	NauruNauru	90%	2004
3	LiberiaLiberia	85%	2003
4	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	77%	2004
=5	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	60%	2004
=5	Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands	60%	2000
7	DjiboutiDjibouti	59%	2007
8	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	53%	2012
9	NamibiaNamibia	51.2%	2008
10	SenegalSenegal	48%	2007
11	NepalNepal	46%	2008
12	KosovoKosovo	45.3%	2011
13	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	44.1%	2012
14	HaitiHaiti	40.6%	2010
=15	KenyaKenya	40%	2008
=15	SwazilandSwaziland	40%	2006
17	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	36%	2006
=18	AfghanistanAfghanistan	35%	2008
=18	YemenYemen	35%	2003
20	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	31%	2012
=21	MauritaniaMauritania	30%	2008
=21	MaliMali	30%	2004
=21	LibyaLibya	30%	2004
=21	CameroonCameroon	30%	2001
25	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	29.8%	2005
26	MaldivesMaldives	28%	2012
27	SerbiaSerbia	25.9%	2012
28	MayotteMayotte	25.4%	2005
=29	SpainSpain	25.1%	2012
=29	South AfricaSouth Africa	25.1%	2012
=31	GrenadaGrenada	25%	2008
=31	LesothoLesotho	25%	2008
33	GreeceGreece	24.3%	2012
=34	West BankWest Bank	23%	2012
=34	Gaza StripGaza Strip	23%	2012
=34	DominicaDominica	23%	2000
37	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	22.3%	2009
38	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	22%	2000
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	21.16%	2012
=39	GabonGabon	21%	2010
=39	Cape VerdeCape Verde	21%	2000
=41	SudanSudan	20%	2012
=41	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	20%	2003
=41	ComorosComoros	20%	1996
=44	MontenegroMontenegro	19.1%	2012
=44	CroatiaCroatia	19.1%	2012
46	East TimorEast Timor	18.4%	2010
47	SyriaSyria	18%	2012
48	BotswanaBotswana	17.8%	2009
49	TunisiaTunisia	17.4%	2012
50	ArmeniaArmenia	17.3%	2012
51	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	17.1%	2004
52	MozambiqueMozambique	17%	2007
=53	IraqIraq	16%	2012
=53	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	16%	2011
55	PortugalPortugal	15.7%	2012
56	IranIran	15.5%	2012
=57	GeorgiaGeorgia	15%	2012
=57	BahrainBahrain	15%	2005
=57	OmanOman	15%	2004
=57	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	15%	2001
61	IrelandIreland	14.7%	2012
62	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	14.3%	2012
=63	The BahamasThe Bahamas	14%	2012
=63	ZambiaZambia	14%	2006
=63	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	14%	1998
=63	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	14%	1998
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	13.91%	2012
67	JamaicaJamaica	13.7%	2012
68	SlovakiaSlovakia	13.6%	2012
69	LithuaniaLithuania	13.2%	2012
70	Cook IslandsCook Islands	13.1%	2005
=71	AlbaniaAlbania	13%	2012
=71	TongaTonga	13%	2004
73	PolandPoland	12.8%	2012
74	EgyptEgypt	12.7%	2012
75	JordanJordan	12.5%	2012
76	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	12.2%	2008
=77	SloveniaSlovenia	12%	2012
=77	NiueNiue	12%	2001
79	CyprusCyprus	11.9%	2012
80	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	11.7%	2010
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	11.62%	2012
81	BarbadosBarbados	11.6%	2012
82	LatviaLatvia	11.4%	2012
83	BelizeBelize	11.3%	2012
84	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	11.2%	2010
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	11.17%	2012
85	BulgariaBulgaria	11.1%	2012
=86	GuyanaGuyana	11%	2007
=86	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	11%	2001
=86	GhanaGhana	11%	2000
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	10.8%	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	10.71%	2012
=89	ItalyItaly	10.7%	2012
=89	HungaryHungary	10.7%	2012
=89	AlgeriaAlgeria	10.7%	2012
92	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	10.6%	2012
93	ColombiaColombia	10.4%	2012
94	EstoniaEstonia	10.2%	2012
95	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	10%	1997
96	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	9.9%	2008
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	9.82%	2011
97	FranceFrance	9.8%	2012
98	TurkeyTurkey	9.2%	2012
=99	MoroccoMorocco	9%	2012
=99	MongoliaMongolia	9%	2011
=99	SurinameSuriname	9%	2008
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	8.81%	2012
102	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	8.7%	2010
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	8.68%	2012
103	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	8.6%	2011
104	IndiaIndia	8.5%	2012
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	8.3%	2012
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	8.3%	2009
105	GuamGuam	8.2%	2010
=106	MauritiusMauritius	8.1%	2012
=106	United StatesUnited States	8.1%	2012
=108	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	8%	2012
=108	BermudaBermuda	8%	2012
=108	SwedenSweden	8%	2012
=108	AnguillaAnguilla	8%	2002
=108	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	8%	2001
=113	FinlandFinland	7.8%	2012
=113	Costa RicaCosta Rica	7.8%	2012
=113	VenezuelaVenezuela	7.8%	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	7.69%	2012
=116	BelgiumBelgium	7.6%	2012
=116	FijiFiji	7.6%	1999
=118	BoliviaBolivia	7.5%	2012
=118	UkraineUkraine	7.5%	2012
120	NicaraguaNicaragua	7.4%	2012
121	CanadaCanada	7.3%	2012
122	ArgentinaArgentina	7.2%	2012
=123	PhilippinesPhilippines	7%	2012
=123	San MarinoSan Marino	7%	2012
=125	IsraelIsrael	6.9%	2012
=125	ParaguayParaguay	6.9%	2012
=125	New ZealandNew Zealand	6.9%	2012
=125	ArubaAruba	6.9%	2005
=129	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	6.8%	2012
=129	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	6.8%	2011
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	6.8%	2012
131	ChinaChina	6.5%	2012
132	MaltaMalta	6.4%	2012
133	ChileChile	6.3%	2012
134	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	6.2%	2004
=135	IndonesiaIndonesia	6.1%	2012
=135	LuxembourgLuxembourg	6.1%	2012
=135	El SalvadorEl Salvador	6.1%	2012
=138	DenmarkDenmark	6%	2012
=138	PakistanPakistan	6%	2012
=138	UruguayUruguay	6%	2012
=138	MontserratMontserrat	6%	1998
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	5.97%	2012
142	IcelandIceland	5.8%	2012
143	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	5.7%	2012
=144	MoldovaMoldova	5.6%	2012
=144	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	5.6%	2012
=144	RomaniaRomania	5.6%	2012
=147	RussiaRussia	5.5%	2012
=147	BrazilBrazil	5.5%	2012
=147	GermanyGermany	5.5%	2012
150	BurmaBurma	5.4%	2012
=151	NetherlandsNetherlands	5.3%	2012
=151	KazakhstanKazakhstan	5.3%	2012
=153	AustraliaAustralia	5.2%	2012
=153	PeruPeru	5.2%	2012
	Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile)	5.09%	2011
=155	BangladeshBangladesh	5%	2012
=155	MexicoMexico	5%	2012
=157	EcuadorEcuador	4.9%	2012
=157	UzbekistanUzbekistan	4.9%	2012
=157	NigeriaNigeria	4.9%	2011
=157	GreenlandGreenland	4.9%	2011
161	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	4.5%	1997
=162	PanamaPanama	4.4%	2012
=162	JapanJapan	4.4%	2012
=162	HondurasHonduras	4.4%	2012
=165	TaiwanTaiwan	4.2%	2012
=165	PalauPalau	4.2%	2005
=167	GuatemalaGuatemala	4.1%	2011
=167	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands	4.1%	2010
=169	Sri LankaSri Lanka	4%	2012
=169	BhutanBhutan	4%	2009
=169	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	4%	2008
172	CubaCuba	3.8%	2012
173	Hong KongHong Kong	3.3%	2012
=174	South KoreaSouth Korea	3.2%	2012
=174	NorwayNorway	3.2%	2012
=174	VietnamVietnam	3.2%	2012
=177	MalaysiaMalaysia	3%	2012
=177	GibraltarGibraltar	3%	2005
=179	AndorraAndorra	2.9%	2012
=179	AustriaAustria	2.9%	2012
=179	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	2.9%	2012
182	BruneiBrunei	2.6%	2011
=183	TajikistanTajikistan	2.5%	2012
=183	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	2.5%	2011
=183	LaosLaos	2.5%	2009
186	United Arab EmiratesUAE	2.4%	2001
187	KuwaitKuwait	2.2%	2004
=188	MacauMacau	2%	2012
=188	Isle of ManIsle of Man	2%	2011
=188	SeychellesSeychelles	2%	2006
=188	KiribatiKiribati	2%	1992
=192	SingaporeSingapore	1.9%	2012
=192	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	1.9%	2008
=194	JerseyJersey	1.7%	2012
=194	VanuatuVanuatu	1.7%	1999
196	BelarusBelarus	1%	2009
197	GuernseyGuernsey	0.9%	2006
198	ThailandThailand	0.7%	2012
199	QatarQatar	0.5%	2012
=200	MonacoMonaco	0.0	2011
=200	CambodiaCambodia	0.0	2011

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