Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+ in the poorest 40% 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 lower 40% income group.

📅 2024📏 %29 entries

ZambiaGhanaMaliBurkina FasoSierra LeoneCongoEswatiniComorosGabonNigerTanzaniaMadagascarNicaraguaTajikistanEthiopiaUgandaPhilippinesJordanLaos

9.23% – 6.68%6.21% – 4.67%4.66% – 2.98%2.68% – 1.42%1.23% – 0.00%No data

🇿🇲Zambia

9.23%

🇬🇭Ghana

9.20%

🇲🇱Mali

8.84%

🇧🇫Burkina Faso

7.42%

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

6.98%

🇸🇳Senegal

6.68%

🇨🇬Congo

6.21%

🇲🇿Mozambique

5.85%

🇸🇿Eswatini

5.36%

🇳🇬Nigeria

5.33%

🇰🇲Comoros

5.07%

🇬🇳Guinea

4.67%

🇹🇬Togo

4.66%

🇬🇦Gabon

4.41%

🇳🇪Niger

3.22%

🇹🇿Tanzania

3.18%

🇨🇩DR Congo

3.03%

🇲🇼Malawi

2.98%

🇲🇬Madagascar

2.68%

🇳🇮Nicaragua

1.84%

🇹🇯Tajikistan

1.74%

🇪🇹Ethiopia

1.55%

🇺🇬Uganda

1.44%

🇬🇲Gambia

1.42%

🇨🇲Cameroon

1.23%

🇵🇭Philippines

0.88%

🇨🇮Ivory Coast

0.58%

🇯🇴Jordan

0.48%

🇱🇦Laos

0.00%

Highlights

As of 2024, Zambia ranks first with 9.23%, followed by Ghana (9.20%) and Mali (8.84%).

The top two are virtually level: Zambia and Ghana differ by less than 1%.

Across 29 countries and territories, values run from 9.23% (Zambia) to 0.00% (Laos), with a median of 3.22%.

All of the top 10 are in Africa.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+ in the poorest 40% with an ID), 2024. Unit: %.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+ in the poorest 40% with an ID) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026

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