Foundational ID has been used without permission for illegal purposes, rural (% of rural 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 rural.

📅 2024📏 %29 entries

MaliZambiaSouth AfricaComorosSierra LeoneCongoNigeriaEswatiniNigerGabonTanzaniaUgandaMadagascarEthiopiaJordanTajikistanPhilippinesLaos

13.21% – 6.38%5.40% – 4.39%4.09% – 2.75%2.44% – 1.76%1.73% – 0.19%No data

🇲🇱Mali

13.21%

🇿🇲Zambia

8.66%

🇿🇦South Africa

8.08%

🇰🇲Comoros

7.99%

🇬🇳Guinea

6.39%

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

6.38%

🇨🇬Congo

5.40%

🇳🇬Nigeria

5.08%

🇸🇿Eswatini

4.89%

🇸🇳Senegal

4.81%

🇳🇪Niger

4.80%

🇲🇿Mozambique

4.39%

🇹🇬Togo

4.09%

🇧🇫Burkina Faso

3.83%

🇱🇸Lesotho

3.73%

🇬🇦Gabon

3.72%

🇲🇼Malawi

2.77%

🇹🇿Tanzania

2.75%

🇨🇲Cameroon

2.44%

🇺🇬Uganda

2.43%

🇲🇬Madagascar

2.19%

🇨🇩DR Congo

1.90%

🇨🇮Ivory Coast

1.86%

🇬🇲Gambia

1.76%

🇪🇹Ethiopia

1.73%

🇯🇴Jordan

1.17%

🇹🇯Tajikistan

0.80%

🇵🇭Philippines

0.46%

🇱🇦Laos

0.19%

Highlights

As of 2024, Mali ranks first with 13.21%, followed by Zambia (8.66%) and South Africa (8.08%).

Mali is 1.5 times higher than Zambia, the runner-up.

Across 29 countries and territories, values run from 13.21% (Mali) to 0.19% (Laos), with a median of 3.73%.

All of the top 10 are in Africa.

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

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

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