Southeast Asia
Indonesia 5.9
Malaysia n.a.
Myanmar n.a.
Philippines n.a.
Singapore 5.7Pacific
Australia 19.5
Fiji Islands 20.7
Maldives n.a.
New Zealand 44.0
Papua New Guinea 0.0
Samoa 7.7
Solomon Islands n.a.
Vanuatu n.a.Source: UNDP 2002, 239–42.
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