How many countries have data for consanguinity rate?

164 of 164 countries on this map have a value for consanguinity rate.

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Which country has the lowest consanguinity rate?

Estonia ranks #1 for consanguinity rate at 0.2%, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.

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Consanguinity Rate by country

Percentage of marriages between blood relatives (cousin marriage) Figures like this are estimated and coverage varies by country. Treat rankings as directional, not lab-grade.

Rank	Country	Consanguinity Rate
#1	Estonia	0.2%
#2	Finland	0.2%
#3	Latvia	0.2%
#4	Lithuania	0.2%
#5	Norway	0.2%
#6	United States	0.2%
#7	Denmark	0.3%
#8	Hungary	0.3%
#9	Poland	0.3%
#10	Slovakia	0.3%
#11	Slovenia	0.3%
#12	Sweden	0.3%
#13	Austria	0.4%
#14	Canada	0.4%
#15	Czechia	0.4%
#16	Luxembourg	0.4%
#17	Netherlands	0.4%
#18	New Zealand	0.4%
#19	Australia	0.5%
#20	Germany	0.5%
#21	Ireland	0.5%
#22	South Korea	0.5%
#23	Switzerland	0.5%
#24	Belgium	0.6%
#25	Andorra	0.8%
#26	Belarus	0.8%
#27	Croatia	0.8%
#28	France	0.8%
#29	Iceland	0.8%
#30	Ukraine	1.0%
#31	United Kingdom	1.0%
#32	Moldova	1.2%
#33	Argentina	1.5%
#34	Greece	1.5%
#35	Jamaica	1.5%
#36	Romania	1.5%
#37	Serbia	1.5%
#38	Spain	1.5%
#39	Uruguay	1.5%
#40	Vietnam	1.5%
#41	Brazil	1.6%
#42	Bulgaria	1.8%
#43	Costa Rica	1.8%
#44	Chile	2.0%
#45	Italy	2.0%
#46	Montenegro	2.0%
#47	Panama	2.0%
#48	Taiwan	2.0%
#49	Portugal	2.2%
#50	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.5%
#51	Cuba	2.5%
#52	El Salvador	2.5%
#53	Paraguay	2.5%
#54	Russia	2.5%
#55	Singapore	2.5%
#56	Thailand	2.5%
#57	Bhutan	2.8%
#58	Cambodia	2.8%
#59	Guyana	2.8%
#60	Mexico	2.8%
#61	Bolivia	3.0%
#62	Honduras	3.0%
#63	Mongolia	3.0%
#64	Nicaragua	3.0%
#65	Philippines	3.0%
#66	Venezuela	3.0%
#67	China	3.2%
#68	Cyprus	3.5%
#69	Ecuador	3.5%
#70	Georgia	3.5%
#71	Haiti	3.5%
#72	South Africa	3.5%
#73	North Korea	3.8%
#74	Dominican Republic	4.0%
#75	Guatemala	4.0%
#76	Japan	4.0%
#77	Botswana	4.2%
#78	Laos	4.2%
#79	Namibia	4.2%
#80	Armenia	4.5%
#81	Peru	4.5%
#82	Angola	4.8%
#83	Eswatini	4.8%
#84	Indonesia	4.8%
#85	Lesotho	4.8%
#86	Myanmar	4.8%
#87	Rwanda	4.8%
#88	Timor-Leste	4.8%
#89	Trinidad and Tobago	4.8%
#90	Zimbabwe	4.8%
#91	Colombia	5.0%
#92	Papua New Guinea	5.0%
#93	Nepal	5.2%
#94	Albania	5.5%
#95	Israel	5.5%
#96	Bangladesh	7.4%
#97	Ethiopia	8.0%
#98	Kenya	8.0%
#99	Malaysia	8.0%
#100	Burundi	8.2%
#101	Gabon	8.2%
#102	Madagascar	8.2%
#103	Benin	8.4%
#104	Equatorial Guinea	8.4%
#105	Mozambique	8.4%
#106	Zambia	8.4%
#107	Kazakhstan	8.5%
#108	Sri Lanka	8.5%
#109	Congo	8.8%
#110	Malawi	8.8%
#111	Mauritius	8.8%
#112	Suriname	8.8%
#113	Uganda	10.0%
#114	India	11.0%
#115	DR Congo	12.0%
#116	Kyrgyzstan	12.0%
#117	Central African Republic	12.8%
#118	Azerbaijan	14.0%
#119	Ghana	15.0%
#120	Tanzania	15.0%
#121	Lebanon	17.3%
#122	Uzbekistan	18.0%
#123	Brunei	18.4%
#124	Liberia	18.8%
#125	Togo	18.8%
#126	Morocco	19.9%
#127	Cameroon	22.0%
#128	Tajikistan	24.5%
#129	Turkey	25.0%
#130	Cote d'Ivoire	28.4%
#131	Gambia	28.4%
#132	Eritrea	28.8%
#133	Guinea-Bissau	28.8%
#134	Sierra Leone	28.8%
#135	Senegal	30.0%
#136	Guinea	32.0%
#137	Jordan	32.0%
#138	Tunisia	32.7%
#139	Egypt	32.8%
#140	Algeria	34.0%
#141	Mali	35.0%
#142	Syria	35.4%
#143	Turkmenistan	36.0%
#144	Chad	38.0%
#145	Iran	38.6%
#146	Bahrain	39.4%
#147	Burkina Faso	40.0%
#148	Niger	40.0%
#149	Djibouti	42.8%
#150	South Sudan	42.8%
#151	Nigeria	43.2%
#152	Yemen	44.7%
#153	Afghanistan	46.2%
#154	Iraq	47.0%
#155	Mauritania	47.2%
#156	Libya	48.4%
#157	United Arab Emirates	50.5%
#158	Qatar	54.0%
#159	Kuwait	54.3%
#160	Oman	56.3%
#161	Saudi Arabia	57.7%
#162	Somalia	58.8%
#163	Pakistan	61.2%
#164	Sudan	63.0%

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Which country has the lowest consanguinity rate?: Estonia ranks #1 for consanguinity rate at 0.2%, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.
How is consanguinity rate measured?: Percentage of marriages between blood relatives (cousin marriage) Figures like this are estimated and coverage varies by country. Treat rankings as directional, not lab-grade.
How many countries have data for consanguinity rate?: 164 of 164 countries on this map have a value for consanguinity rate.

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