Country rankings
Opiate Usage by Country
Iran has the highest Opiate Use (Best Estimate) (3.31%), followed by Afghanistan (2.65%) and Seychelles (2.3%). Ecuador has the lowest (0.01%).
124 of 235 countries
Opiate Use (Best Estimate)
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 124 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
0.2%
Middle half 0.1% – 0.52%
Average
0.41%
124 countries
Highest
3.31%
Iran
Lowest
0.01%
Ecuador
Data
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126 countries · # = rank by Opiate Use (Best Estimate)
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 3.31% | — | — | 2,015 |
| 2 |  Afghanistan | 2.65% | 2.34% | 2.96% | 2,009 |
| 3 |  Seychelles | 2.3% | — | — | 2,011 |
| 4 |  Egypt | 1.76% | 1.39% | 2.14% | 2,016 |
| 5 |  Poland | 1.7% | — | — | 2,016 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | 1.5% | 1.28% | 1.72% | 2,010 |
| 7 |  India | 1.42% | — | — | 2,018 |
| 8 |  Russia | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2,010 |
| 9 |  Maldives | 1.34% | — | — | 2,012 |
| 10 |  Ukraine | 1.05% | 0.88% | 1.23% | 2,012 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan | 1.03% | 0.97% | 1.08% | 2,015 |
| 12 |  Pakistan | 1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2,012 |
| 13 |  Malaysia | 0.94% | — | — | 2,009 |
| 14 |  Uzbekistan | 0.93% | 0.78% | 1.08% | 2,015 |
| 15 |  United States | 0.91% | 0.74% | 1.08% | 2,018 |
| 16 |  Ivory Coast | 0.9% | 0.86% | 0.94% | 2,017 |
| 17 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0.89% | 0.82% | 0.96% | 2,015 |
| 18 |  Myanmar | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2,010 |
| 19 |  Mauritius | 0.78% | — | — | 2,017 |
| 20 |  Belarus | 0.77% | — | — | 2,016 |
| 21 |  Italy | 0.76% | 0.72% | 0.79% | 2,019 |
| 22 |  United Kingdom | 0.74% | 0.73% | 0.77% | 2,016 |
| 23 |  Georgia | 0.72% | 0.71% | 0.74% | 2,010 |
| 24 |  Morocco | 0.71% | — | — | 2,017 |
| 25 |  Jamaica | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 2,006 |
| 26 |  Ireland | 0.62% | 0.61% | 0.7% | 2,014 |
| 27 |  Sri Lanka | 0.61% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 27 |  Malta | 0.61% | — | — | 2,016 |
| 29 |  Latvia | 0.57% | 0.47% | 0.7% | 2,017 |
| 30 |  Austria | 0.54% | 0.52% | 0.55% | 2,019 |
| 31 |  Vietnam | 0.53% | — | — | 2,011 |
| 32 |  Tajikistan | 0.52% | 0.51% | 0.52% | 2,015 |
| 33 |  Portugal | 0.45% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 2,018 |
| 33 |  Albania | 0.45% | — | — | 2,007 |
| 33 |  Luxembourg | 0.45% | — | — | 2,015 |
| 36 |  Switzerland | 0.43% | 0.39% | 0.47% | 2,015 |
| 37 |  South Africa | 0.41% | — | — | 2,008 |
| 38 |  Israel | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2,016 |
| 38 |  Uruguay | 0.4% | — | — | 2,018 |
| 38 |  North Macedonia | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2,005 |
| 41 |  Nepal | 0.39% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 42 |  Bangladesh | 0.37% | — | — | 2,003 |
| 42 |  Zambia | 0.37% | — | — | 2,003 |
| 42 |  Laos | 0.37% | — | — | 2,008 |
| 42 |  Bulgaria | 0.37% | — | — | 2,017 |
| 46 |  Slovenia | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.42% | 2,017 |
| 47 |  Croatia | 0.35% | — | — | 2,012 |
| 48 |  France | 0.32% | 0.31% | 0.33% | 2,019 |
| 48 |  Turkmenistan | 0.32% | — | — | 2,007 |
| 48 |  Singapore | 0.32% | 0.27% | 0.37% | 2,010 |
| 51 |  Romania | 0.3% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 51 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | — | — | 2,009 |
| 51 |  Belize | 0.3% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 54 |  Norway | 0.27% | — | — | 2,013 |
| 55 |  Lithuania | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.24% | 2,007 |
| 56 |  Germany | 0.22% | — | — | 2,014 |
| 56 |  Kenya | 0.22% | — | — | 2,012 |
| 56 |  Chad | 0.22% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 56 |  Greece | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 2,019 |
| 56 |  Bahamas | 0.22% | — | — | 2,003 |
| 61 |  Spain | 0.21% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 2,018 |
| 62 |  Brazil | 0.2% | — | — | 2,012 |
| 62 |  Thailand | 0.2% | — | — | 2,007 |
| 62 |  Niger | 0.2% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 62 |  Taiwan | 0.2% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 62 |  Hungary | 0.2% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 62 |  Lebanon | 0.2% | — | — | 2,003 |
| 62 |  Armenia | 0.2% | 0.17% | 0.24% | 2,007 |
| 62 |  Liechtenstein | 0.2% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 70 |  China | 0.19% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 2,012 |
| 71 |  Peru | 0.18% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 71 |  Cyprus | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 2,016 |
| 71 |  Cape Verde | 0.18% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 74 |  Sierra Leone | 0.17% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 74 |  Liberia | 0.17% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 74 |  Kuwait | 0.17% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 74 |  Eswatini | 0.17% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 78 |  Somalia | 0.16% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 79 |  Honduras | 0.15% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 79 |  Bermuda | 0.15% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2,009 |
| 81 |  Ghana | 0.14% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 81 |  Rwanda | 0.14% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 81 |  Libya | 0.14% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 84 |  DR Congo | 0.13% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 84 |  Netherlands | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.15% | 2,012 |
| 84 |  Republic of the Congo | 0.13% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 87 |  Tunisia | 0.12% | — | — | 2,011 |
| 87 |  Moldova | 0.12% | — | — | 2,011 |
| 89 |  El Salvador | 0.11% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 89 |  Barbados | 0.11% | 0.1% | 0.13% | 2,006 |
| 91 |  Mexico | 0.1% | — | — | 2,016 |
| 91 |  Australia | 0.1% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 91 |  Czechia | 0.1% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 91 |  Serbia | 0.1% | — | — | 2,018 |
| 91 |  Denmark | 0.1% | — | — | 2,017 |
| 91 |  Finland | 0.1% | — | — | 2,018 |
| 91 |  Slovakia | 0.1% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 91 |  New Zealand | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2,008 |
| 99 |  Nigeria | 0.09% | — | 0.21% | 2,017 |
| 100 |  Senegal | 0.08% | — | — | 2,006 |
| 101 |  Indonesia | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 2,019 |
| 101 |  Argentina | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.09% | 2,010 |
| 101 |  Bolivia | 0.07% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 101 |  Haiti | 0.07% | — | — | 2,006 |
| 101 |  Dominican Republic | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.09% | 2,008 |
| 106 |  Algeria | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.06% | 2,010 |
| 106 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.06% | — | — | 2,006 |
| 108 |  Uganda | 0.05% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 108 |  Central African Republic | 0.05% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 110 |  Japan | 0.04% | — | — | 2,019 |
| 110 |  Philippines | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 2,011 |
| 110 |  Guatemala | 0.04% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 110 |  Cambodia | 0.04% | — | — | 2,007 |
| 110 |  Zimbabwe | 0.04% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 110 |  Estonia | 0.04% | — | — | 2,018 |
| 116 |  Turkey | 0.03% | — | — | 2,018 |
| 116 |  Venezuela | 0.03% | — | — | 2,011 |
| 116 |  Paraguay | 0.03% | — | — | 2,003 |
| 116 |  Costa Rica | 0.03% | — | — | 2,015 |
| 120 |  Colombia | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 2,019 |
| 120 |  Syria | 0.02% | — | — | 2,005 |
| 120 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.02% | — | — | 2,004 |
| 120 |  Nicaragua | 0.02% | — | — | 2,006 |
| 124 |  Ecuador | 0.01% | — | — | 2,013 |
| — |  South Korea | — | — | — | 2,004 |
| — |  Chile | — | — | — | 2,018 |
What correlates with Opiate Use (Best Estimate)?
Pearson r against 1,590 other country metrics sharing at least 75 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Opiate Use (Best Estimate) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Opiate Use (Best Estimate) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Opiate Use (Best Estimate)?
- Iran has the highest Opiate Use (Best Estimate), at 3.31%, followed by Afghanistan (2.65%) and Seychelles (2.3%).
- Which country has the lowest Opiate Use (Best Estimate)?
- Ecuador has the lowest Opiate Use (Best Estimate), at 0.01%.
- What is the median Opiate Use (Best Estimate) across countries?
- The median is 0.2% across the 124 countries with data.
- Where does this opiate usage by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Prevalence of drug use in the general population, including NPS – United Nations 2023; Statistical Annex 2023 - United Nations; Prevalence of drug use in the general population, including NPS – United Nations 2022.