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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	NigerNiger	74.2%	2003
2	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	63.1%	2003
3	MaliMali	61.7%	2003
4	The GambiaThe Gambia	52.5%	2003
5	SenegalSenegal	50.1%	2003
6	EthiopiaEthiopia	49.8%	2003
7	BangladeshBangladesh	49.2%	2003
8	MauritaniaMauritania	48.2%	2003
9	HaitiHaiti	45.3%	2003
10	IraqIraq	44.1%	2003
11	ChadChad	44%	2003
12	BeninBenin	43.8%	2003
13	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	42.2%	2003
14	BurundiBurundi	41.5%	2003
15	PakistanPakistan	40.2%	2003
16	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	38%	2003
17	NepalNepal	37.4%	2003
18	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	36.8%	2003
19	MozambiqueMozambique	36.6%	2003
20	ComorosComoros	36.4%	2003
21	MoroccoMorocco	35.9%	2003
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	33.38%	2003
22	NicaraguaNicaragua	32.8%	2003
23	EgyptEgypt	31.7%	2003
24	EritreaEritrea	30.1%	2003
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	29.93%	2003
25	IndiaIndia	29.8%	2003
26	YemenYemen	29.5%	2003
27	SudanSudan	28.4%	2003
28	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	27.7%	2003
29	LiberiaLiberia	26.7%	2003
30	LesothoLesotho	25.4%	2003
31	TogoTogo	24.6%	2003
=32	MadagascarMadagascar	24.5%	2003
=32	NigeriaNigeria	24.5%	2003
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	24.37%	2003
34	United Arab EmiratesUAE	24.1%	2003
35	MalawiMalawi	23.9%	2003
=36	RwandaRwanda	23.8%	2003
=36	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	23.8%	2003
38	HondurasHonduras	23.5%	2003
39	BotswanaBotswana	23%	2003
40	GuatemalaGuatemala	22.1%	2003
=41	LaosLaos	22%	2003
=41	DjiboutiDjibouti	22%	2003
43	AlgeriaAlgeria	21.1%	2003
44	UgandaUganda	20.6%	2003
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	19.11%	2003
45	CambodiaCambodia	18.9%	2003
46	QatarQatar	18.6%	2003
47	CameroonCameroon	18.5%	2003
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	17.92%	2003
=48	SwazilandSwaziland	17.4%	2003
=48	GhanaGhana	17.4%	2003
50	El SalvadorEl Salvador	17.2%	2003
51	OmanOman	17%	2003
52	TunisiaTunisia	16%	2003
53	JamaicaJamaica	15.8%	2003
54	NamibiaNamibia	15.6%	2003
55	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	15.4%	2003
56	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	15.3%	2003
57	KuwaitKuwait	15%	2003
58	IranIran	14.5%	2003
59	Cape VerdeCape Verde	14.3%	2003
60	TanzaniaTanzania	14.2%	2003
61	ZambiaZambia	13.2%	2003
62	ReunionReunion	13.1%	2003
63	South AfricaSouth Africa	13%	2003
64	BrazilBrazil	12%	2003
65	MauritiusMauritius	11.4%	2003
66	BurmaBurma	10.7%	2003
=67	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	10.3%	2003
=67	SyriaSyria	10.3%	2003
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	9.41%	2003
69	KenyaKenya	9.4%	2003
70	BahrainBahrain	8.1%	2003
71	MaltaMalta	8%	2003
=72	MalaysiaMalaysia	7.7%	2003
=72	ColombiaColombia	7.7%	2003
74	LibyaLibya	7.6%	2003
75	IndonesiaIndonesia	7.2%	2003
76	BoliviaBolivia	7%	2003
77	LebanonLebanon	6.9%	2003
78	PanamaPanama	6.8%	2003
=79	AlbaniaAlbania	6.7%	2003
=79	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	6.7%	2003
=79	ChinaChina	6.7%	2003
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	6.58%	2003
82	VenezuelaVenezuela	6.3%	2003
=83	EcuadorEcuador	6.1%	2003
=83	MexicoMexico	6.1%	2003
85	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	6%	2003
86	BelizeBelize	5.9%	2003
87	ZimbabweZimbabwe	5.8%	2003
88	TurkeyTurkey	5.7%	2003
=89	The BahamasThe Bahamas	5.3%	2003
=89	VietnamVietnam	5.3%	2003
=91	BruneiBrunei	5.2%	2003
=91	Sri LankaSri Lanka	5.2%	2003
93	ParaguayParaguay	5.1%	2003
94	PeruPeru	4.8%	2003
=95	PortugalPortugal	4.5%	2003
=95	FijiFiji	4.5%	2003
97	PhilippinesPhilippines	4.3%	2003
98	JordanJordan	4.2%	2003
99	Costa RicaCosta Rica	4.1%	2003
100	ChileChile	3.7%	2003
101	SingaporeSingapore	3.4%	2003
102	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	3.3%	2003
103	ArgentinaArgentina	3%	2003
=104	Hong KongHong Kong	2.9%	2003
=104	CubaCuba	2.9%	2003
106	MacauMacau	2.8%	2003
=107	MaldivesMaldives	2.6%	2003
=107	IsraelIsrael	2.6%	2003
=107	MartiniqueMartinique	2.6%	2003
=107	UruguayUruguay	2.6%	2003
111	ThailandThailand	2.5%	2003
112	GreeceGreece	1.4%	2003
=113	SpainSpain	1.3%	2003
=113	MongoliaMongolia	1.3%	2003
115	CyprusCyprus	1.1%	2003
=116	SamoaSamoa	1%	2003
=116	ItalyItaly	1%	2003
=118	GuyanaGuyana	0.9%	2003
=118	RomaniaRomania	0.9%	2003
=118	BulgariaBulgaria	0.9%	2003
=118	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.9%	2003
122	South KoreaSouth Korea	0.7%	2003
=123	CroatiaCroatia	0.6%	2003
=123	ArmeniaArmenia	0.6%	2003
125	HungaryHungary	0.5%	2003
=126	UzbekistanUzbekistan	0.4%	2003
=126	MoldovaMoldova	0.4%	2003
=126	TajikistanTajikistan	0.4%	2003
=129	KazakhstanKazakhstan	0.3%	2003
=129	RussiaRussia	0.3%	2003
=129	SloveniaSlovenia	0.3%	2003
=129	LithuaniaLithuania	0.3%	2003
=129	BarbadosBarbados	0.3%	2003
=134	PolandPoland	0.2%	2003
=134	BelarusBelarus	0.2%	2003
=134	LatviaLatvia	0.2%	2003
=134	UkraineUkraine	0.2%	2003
=134	EstoniaEstonia	0.2%	2003

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