Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, female (% of female population ages 15+ with an ID)

The percentage of adult respondents who own a foundational ID and who reported that their foundational ID has been used without their permission for illegal purposes. If the minimum age for obtaining an ID is above 15, observations below the minimum age are excluded, sub-sample women.

📅 2024📏 %32 entries

GhanaMaliZambiaNigeriaSierra LeoneComorosEswatiniGabonNigerLesothoTajikistanMadagascarEthiopiaTanzaniaCambodiaUgandaPakistanBangladeshNepalJordanPhilippinesLaos

9.26% – 5.74%5.55% – 3.96%3.67% – 1.85%1.73% – 1.15%0.97% – 0.13%No data

🇬🇭Ghana

9.26%

🇲🇱Mali

9.02%

🇿🇲Zambia

7.26%

🇬🇳Guinea

6.73%

🇳🇬Nigeria

6.50%

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

6.28%

🇰🇲Comoros

5.74%

🇸🇳Senegal

5.55%

🇧🇫Burkina Faso

5.17%

🇸🇿Eswatini

4.93%

🇬🇦Gabon

4.57%

🇳🇪Niger

4.06%

🇱🇸Lesotho

3.96%

🇲🇿Mozambique

3.67%

🇨🇩DR Congo

3.21%

🇨🇬Congo

2.94%

🇨🇮Ivory Coast

2.43%

🇹🇬Togo

2.28%

🇨🇲Cameroon

1.87%

🇹🇯Tajikistan

1.85%

🇲🇬Madagascar

1.73%

🇪🇹Ethiopia

1.68%

🇹🇿Tanzania

1.60%

🇬🇲Gambia

1.57%

🇰🇭Cambodia

1.38%

🇺🇬Uganda

1.15%

🇵🇰Pakistan

0.97%

🇧🇩Bangladesh

0.62%

🇳🇵Nepal

0.58%

🇯🇴Jordan

0.44%

🇵🇭Philippines

0.29%

🇱🇦Laos

0.13%

Highlights

As of 2024, Ghana ranks first with 9.26%, followed by Mali (9.02%) and Zambia (7.26%).

Across 32 countries and territories, values run from 9.26% (Ghana) to 0.13% (Laos), with a median of 2.68%.

All of the top 10 are in Africa.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, female (% of female population ages 15+ with an ID), 2024. Unit: %.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, female (% of female population ages 15+ with an ID) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026

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Highlights

As of 2024, Ghana ranks first with 9.26%, followed by Mali (9.02%) and Zambia (7.26%).

Across 32 countries and territories, values run from 9.26% (Ghana) to 0.13% (Laos), with a median of 2.68%.

All of the top 10 are in Africa.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, female (% of female population ages 15+ with an ID), 2024. Unit: %.