Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+ in the richest 60% 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 upper 60% income group.

📅 2024📏 %25 entries

MaliSouth AfricaComorosSierra LeoneZambiaNigeriaNigerEswatiniGabonMozambiqueUgandaTogoTanzaniaJordanNepalBangladeshPhilippinesLaos

15.10% – 6.95%6.93% – 4.06%3.85% – 2.85%2.62% – 1.65%0.81% – 0.24%No data

🇲🇱Mali

15.10%

🇬🇳Guinea

9.57%

🇿🇦South Africa

8.01%

🇰🇲Comoros

7.91%

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

6.95%

🇿🇲Zambia

6.93%

🇳🇬Nigeria

6.32%

🇳🇪Niger

5.56%

🇸🇿Eswatini

4.61%

🇬🇦Gabon

4.06%

🇨🇩DR Congo

3.85%

🇨🇮Ivory Coast

3.67%

🇲🇿Mozambique

3.64%

🇨🇲Cameroon

3.08%

🇬🇲Gambia

2.85%

🇺🇬Uganda

2.62%

🇨🇬Congo

2.40%

🇲🇼Malawi

2.31%

🇹🇬Togo

1.87%

🇹🇿Tanzania

1.65%

🇯🇴Jordan

0.81%

🇳🇵Nepal

0.76%

🇧🇩Bangladesh

0.68%

🇵🇭Philippines

0.26%

🇱🇦Laos

0.24%

Highlights

As of 2024, Mali ranks first with 15.10%, followed by Guinea (9.57%) and South Africa (8.01%).

Mali is 1.6 times higher than Guinea, the runner-up.

Across 25 countries and territories, values run from 15.10% (Mali) to 0.24% (Laos), with a median of 3.64%.

All of the top 10 are in Africa.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+ in the richest 60% with an ID), 2024. Unit: %.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+ in the richest 60% with an ID) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026

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