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Countries that Don't Use the Metric System

Countries that Don't Use the Metric System: compare 25 countries on 1 metric.

Level of Metric Adoption

5 values across 25 entries

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25 countries
BrazilComplete, but retains a few non-metric units
CanadaPartially complete, but stalled
ChinaAlmost complete
Hong KongAlmost complete
IndonesiaAlmost complete
IrelandAlmost complete
JamaicaPartially complete
JapanComplete, but retains a few non-metric units
LiberiaPartially complete
MacauAlmost complete
MalaysiaAlmost complete
MexicoComplete, but retains a few non-metric units
MyanmarPartially complete
North KoreaPartially complete, retains formal use of traditional units
PeruAlmost complete
PhilippinesAlmost complete
SingaporeAlmost complete
South KoreaComplete, but retains a few non-metric units
Sri LankaAlmost complete
SwedenComplete, but retains a few non-metric units
TaiwanAlmost complete
ThailandAlmost complete
Trinidad and TobagoPartially complete, but stalled
United KingdomAlmost complete
United StatesPartially complete, but stalled

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Where does this countries that don't use the metric system data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Busting Myths about the Metric System - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); International System of Units - Wiki; Countries That Don't Actually Use the Metric System - World Atlas; Why America won’t go metric - CNN.