Country rankings

Peace Corps Countries

Morocco has the highest Peace Corps Volunteers in Service in 2024 (104), followed by Zambia (104) and Dominican Republic (96). Montenegro has the lowest (6).

Culture138 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Jul 1, 2025Original page
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Year 202457 of 235 countries

Peace Corps Volunteers in Service, 2024

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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
38
Middle half 26 – 52
Average
43.68
57 countries
Highest
104
Morocco
Lowest
6
Montenegro

Data

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138 countries · # = rank by Peace Corps Volunteers in Service
#
1MoroccoActive1963-ongoing104—Youth in Development
1ZambiaActive1994-ongoing104—Agriculture, Education, Environment, and Health
3Dominican RepublicActive1962-ongoing96—Education, Community Economic Development, Youth in Development
4ColombiaActive1961-1981, 2010-ongoing91—Community Economic Development, Education
5ParaguayActive1966-ongoing90—Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Environment, Health
6PhilippinesActive1961-1990, 1992-ongoing89—Education, Environment, Youth in Development
7EcuadorActive1962-ongoing88—Education, Health, Youth in Development
8PanamaActive1963-1971, 1990-ongoing81—Agriculture, Environment, Health, Youth in Development
9SenegalActive1963-ongoing76—Agriculture, Environment, Community Economic Development, Health, Feed the Future, President's Malaria Initiative, Youth in Development
10PeruActive1962-1974, 2002-ongoing71—Community Economic Development, Health
11Costa RicaActive1963-ongoing65—Community Economic Development, Education, Youth in Development
12CambodiaActive2007-ongoing62—Education
13MexicoActive2004-ongoing55—Education, Environment
14UgandaActive1964-1972, 1991-1999, 2001-ongoing54—Agriculture, Education, Health, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's Malaria Initiative
15MadagascarActive1993-2009, 2009-ongoing52—Agriculture, Education, Health
16KenyaActive1964-2014, 2019-ongoing50—Education, Health
16North MacedoniaActive1996-ongoing50—Community Economic Development, Education
18GambiaActive1967-ongoing47—Agriculture, Education, Health, Feed the Future
18AlbaniaActive1992-1997, 2003-ongoing47—Community Economic Development, Education, Health
18LesothoActive1967-ongoing47—Education, Health
21ThailandActive1962-ongoing43—Education, Youth in Development
21Saint LuciaActive1961-ongoing43—Education
21GrenadaActive1961-ongoing43—Education
21Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesActive1961-ongoing43—Education
21DominicaActive1961-ongoing43—Education
26FijiActive1968-1998, 2003-ongoing42—Community Economic Development
27GuyanaActive1966-1971, 1995-ongoing41—Education, Environment, Health
28BotswanaActive1966-1997, 2003-ongoing40—Health, Education, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
29RwandaActive1975-1993, 2008-ongoing38—Health, Education
29TogoActive1962-ongoing38—Education, Agriculture, Health
31TanzaniaActive1961-1969, 1979-ongoing36—Agriculture, Education, Health, Feed the Future, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's Malaria Initiative
31KyrgyzstanActive1993-ongoing36—Education
31MongoliaActive1991-ongoing36—Education
31NamibiaActive1990-ongoing36—Community Economic Development, Education, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
35GhanaActive1961-ongoing35—Agriculture, Education, Health
36CameroonActive1962-ongoing34—Agriculture, Education, Health, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Small Project Assistance Program
36GuatemalaActive1963-ongoing34—Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Health, Youth in Development
38BeninActive1968-ongoing33—Agriculture, Education, Health, President's Malaria Initiative
39BelizeActive1962-ongoing31—Education, Youth in Development
40Sierra LeoneActive1962-1994, 2010-ongoing30—Education, Health
41JamaicaActive1962-ongoing28—Education, Agriculture
42GuineaActive1963-1966, 1969-1971, 1985-ongoing27—Agriculture, Education, Health
43South AfricaActive1997-ongoing26—Education, Health, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
43MoldovaActive1993-ongoing26—Community Economic Development, Education, Health
43Timor-LesteActive2002-2006, 2015-ongoing26—Community Economic Development, Education
46Sri LankaActive1962-1964, 1967-1970, 1983-1998, 2018-ongoing23—Education
47GeorgiaActive2001-ongoing20—Community Economic Development, Education
48VietnamActive2022-ongoing18—Education
49NepalActive1962-2004, 2012-ongoing17—Education, Agriculture
49ArmeniaActive1992-ongoing17—Education, Youth in Development
49SamoaActive1967-ongoing17—Education
52IndonesiaActive1963-1965, 2010-ongoing16—Education
53EswatiniActive1969-1996, 2003-ongoing14—Health, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Youth in Development
54TongaActive1967-ongoing13—Education
55MalawiActive1963-1976, 1978-ongoing12—Education, Environment, Health
56LiberiaActive1962-1990, 2008-ongoing10—Education, Health
57MontenegroActive2022-ongoing6—Education
—IndiaInactive1961-1976—4,308—
—ChinaInactive1993-2020—1,448—
—PakistanInactive1961-1967, 1988-1991—521—
—NigeriaInactive1961-1976, 1992-1995—2,092—
—BrazilInactive1962-1981—4,128—
—BangladeshInactive1998-2006—278—
—RussiaInactive1992-2003—722—
—DR CongoInactive1970-1991—2,517—
—IranInactive1962-1976—1,749—
—TurkeyInactive1962-1971—1,457—
—MyanmarInactive2016-2022—87—
—SudanInactive1984-1986—5—
—South KoreaInactive1966-1981—2,060—
—ArgentinaInactive1992-1994—38—
—AfghanistanInactive1962-1979—1,645—
—YemenInactive1973-1994—559—
—UkraineActive1992-ongoing——Education, Community Economic Development, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Youth in Development
—PolandInactive1990-2001—955—
—UzbekistanInactive1992-2005—761—
—MozambiqueActive1998-ongoing——Education, Health, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's Malaria Initiative
—MalaysiaInactive1962-1983—4,046—
—Ivory CoastInactive1962-1981, 1990-2003—1,530—
—NigerInactive1962-2011—3,174—
—VenezuelaInactive1962-1976—2,130—
—MaliInactive1971-2012, 2014-2015—2,672—
—Burkina FasoInactive1967-1987, 1995-2017—2,164—
—ChadInactive1966-1979, 1987-1990, 1990-1998, 2003-2006—727—
—KazakhstanInactive1993-2011—1,226—
—SomaliaInactive1962-1970—355—
—ChileInactive1961-1982, 1991-1998—2,089—
—RomaniaInactive1991-2013—1,261—
—ZimbabweInactive1991-2001—365—
—BurundiInactive1983-1993—152—
—BoliviaInactive1962-1971, 1990-2008—2,693—
—TunisiaInactive1962-1996, 2013—2,124—
—HaitiInactive1982-1987, 1990-1991, 1996-2005—503—
—JordanInactive1997-2002, 2004-2015—600—
—HondurasInactive1962-2012—5,726—
—Papua New GuineaInactive1981-2001—698—
—CzechiaInactive1990-1997—225—
—AzerbaijanInactive2003-2016—510—
—HungaryInactive1990-1997—353—
—TurkmenistanInactive1993-2013—734—
—LibyaInactive1966-1969—297—
—NicaraguaInactive1968-1979, 1991-2019—2,648—
—BulgariaInactive1991-2013—1,296—
—El SalvadorActive1962-1980, 1993-2016, 2023-ongoing——Community Economic Development, Education, Youth Initiatives
—Central African RepublicInactive1972-1996—915—
—OmanInactive1973-1983—161—
—MauritaniaInactive1966-1967, 1971-2011—1,256—
—SlovakiaInactive1990-2002—328—
—EritreaInactive1995-1998—86—
—UruguayInactive1963-1973, 1991-1997—338—
—Bosnia and HerzegovinaInactive2000-2002—21—
—LithuaniaInactive1992-2002—219—
—GabonInactive1963-1968, 1973-2005—1,457—
—Guinea-BissauInactive1988-1998—176—
—Equatorial GuineaInactive1988-1993—63—
—LatviaInactive1992-2002—217—
—BahrainInactive1974-1979—68—
—CyprusInactive1962-1964—29—
—EstoniaInactive1992-2002—175—
—MauritiusInactive1969-1976—48—
—Solomon IslandsInactive1971-2000—742—
—SurinameInactive1995-2013—428—
—MaltaInactive1970-1975, 1990-1998—26—
—Cape VerdeInactive1988-2013—527—
—VanuatuActive1990-ongoing——Education
—BarbadosInactive————
—Sao Tome and PrincipeInactive1990-1996—61—
—KiribatiInactive1974-2008—491—
—SeychellesInactive1974-1995—108—
—MicronesiaInactive1966-2018—4,416—
—Antigua and BarbudaInactive————
—Saint Kitts and NevisInactive————
—Marshall IslandsInactive1966-1996—149—
—AnguillaInactive————
—Cook IslandsInactive1982-1995—33—
—TuvaluInactive1977-1997—43—
—MontserratInactive————
—NiueInactive1994-2002—19—

What correlates with Peace Corps Volunteers in Service (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,451 other country metrics sharing at least 35 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Peace Corps Volunteers in Service tend to score higher on these

  1. % CatholicHighest Catholic Population
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 43
    Plot
  2. Expected DeparturesVisa Overstay by Country
    r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 55
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  3. FrequencyVoltage by Country
    r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 56
    Plot
  4. Eating Disorders Prevalence - FemaleEating Disorders by Country
    r = +0.43 · moderate · n = 57
    Plot
  5. Total OverstaysVisa Overstay by Country
    r = +0.43 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot
  6. Suspected In-Country OverstaysVisa Overstay by Country
    r = +0.43 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Peace Corps Volunteers in Service tend to score lower on these

  1. Asylum Grant RateAsylum Approval Rate by Country
    r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 37
    Plot
  2. Religious FractionalizationMost Diverse Countries
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot
  3. Rural Population RateRural Population by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot
  4. External InterventionFailed States
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 52
    Plot
  5. Crude Death Rate Per 1k - UN 2015-2020Death Rate by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 54
    Plot
  6. % of Workforce in Public Sector (ILO)Public Sector Size by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 38
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Peace Corps Volunteers in Service?
Morocco has the highest Peace Corps Volunteers in Service in 2024, at 104, followed by Zambia (104) and Dominican Republic (96).
Which country has the lowest Peace Corps Volunteers in Service?
Montenegro has the lowest Peace Corps Volunteers in Service in 2024, at 6.
What is the median Peace Corps Volunteers in Service across countries?
The median is 38 across the 57 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this peace corps countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Countries - Peace Corps.