2026-04-25 21:22:18
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AI adoption among U.S. businesses is spreading beyond the country’s traditional tech hubs.
In 2026, Colorado and Arizona report the highest shares of businesses using AI, while California ranks 13th nationally. At the other end of the list, West Virginia, Arkansas, and North Dakota have some of the lowest adoption rates.
This visualization is part of Visual Capitalist’s AI Week, sponsored by Terzo. It maps AI adoption by businesses by state in 2026 using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), averaged across six releases published from January 15, 2026 to March 26, 2026.
Colorado tops the country with 23.2% of businesses adopting AI on average in 2026. It’s followed closely by Arizona (22.9%) and Washington, D.C. (22.5%), with Oregon and Utah tied for fourth at 21.1%.
The data table below shows the share of businesses by state that are using AI in their workflows in 2026:
| Rank | State or District | Share of businesses reporting AI use in any business function in 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 23.2% |
| 2 | Arizona | 22.9% |
| 3 | District of Columbia | 22.5% |
| 4 | Oregon | 21.1% |
| 5 | Utah | 21.1% |
| 6 | Nevada | 20.9% |
| 7 | Florida | 20.9% |
| 8 | Maryland | 20.7% |
| 9 | Washington | 20.4% |
| 10 | Delaware | 20.0% |
| 11 | Minnesota | 19.8% |
| 12 | Texas | 19.8% |
| 13 | California | 19.5% |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 19.4% |
| 15 | North Carolina | 18.6% |
| 16 | Virginia | 18.4% |
| 17 | South Carolina | 18.3% |
| 18 | Georgia | 18.2% |
| 19 | Montana | 18.2% |
| 20 | Rhode Island | 18.0% |
| 21 | Wyoming | 17.8% |
| 22 | Ohio | 17.8% |
| 23 | Tennessee | 17.7% |
| 24 | New Hampshire | 17.7% |
| 25 | Maine | 17.5% |
| 26 | Missouri | 17.5% |
| 27 | South Dakota | 17.5% |
| 28 | Indiana | 17.4% |
| 29 | Idaho | 17.0% |
| 30 | Illinois | 16.8% |
| 31 | Hawaii | 16.4% |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 16.1% |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | 16.1% |
| 34 | Connecticut | 16.0% |
| 35 | Kentucky | 16.0% |
| 36 | New Jersey | 15.9% |
| 37 | Alabama | 15.7% |
| 38 | New York | 15.3% |
| 39 | Michigan | 15.2% |
| 40 | Nebraska | 15.0% |
| 41 | Kansas | 15.0% |
| 42 | Louisiana | 14.5% |
| 43 | Alaska | 14.4% |
| 44 | Mississippi | 14.4% |
| 45 | New Mexico | 14.1% |
| 46 | Vermont | 14.0% |
| 47 | Iowa | 13.8% |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 13.3% |
| 49 | North Dakota | 12.3% |
| 50 | Arkansas | 11.8% |
| 51 | West Virginia | 10.8% |
| -- |
U.S. Average |
18.2% |
The leaderboard is dominated by Western and Mountain states. Nine states and D.C. report AI use at 20% or above, with most of them west of the Mississippi. California, often assumed to be the AI heartland, ranks 13th at 19.5%—above the national average of 18.2% but still behind the leading states.
A few non-Western standouts appear near the top. Maryland (20.7%) and Delaware (20.0%) benefit from proximity to federal agencies and the mid-Atlantic professional services corridor. Florida (20.9%) and Texas (19.8%) reflect the Sun Belt’s rapid growth in tech employment and startup formation over the past several years.
At the other end of the map, West Virginia trails every state at 10.8%, followed by Arkansas (11.8%), North Dakota (12.3%), Oklahoma (13.3%), and Iowa (13.8%). Vermont (14.0%) and New Mexico (14.1%) round out the bottom seven.
These states share a common profile: smaller average firm sizes, heavier concentrations in agriculture, extraction, and manufacturing, and fewer professional services businesses—the sectors that have driven most AI adoption so far. Vermont is a partial exception, but its small-business-heavy economy tracks with the broader pattern.
Several large-population states also sit below average. New York reports just 15.3% AI use, Michigan 15.2%, and New Jersey 15.9%. Despite dense corporate footprints, their economy-wide averages are pulled down by the long tail of small firms that have been slower to deploy AI tools.
The state-to-state spread is wide, but the gap between large and small businesses is wider. Businesses with 250 or more employees report 32.5% AI use on average. Businesses with just 5 to 9 employees report 17.3%.
In other words, business size appears to matter even more than geography. The gap between large and small firms is bigger than the gap between the highest-adoption state, Colorado, and the lowest, West Virginia. Larger firms have the IT staff, vendor relationships, and structured workflows that make it easier to pilot and scale AI. Smaller firms face a steeper cost-per-seat and often rely on whatever AI is bundled into the software they already use.
As off-the-shelf AI gets cheaper and more embedded in everyday tools, the size gap is likely to narrow. But as of early 2026, where a business operates matters less for its AI adoption than how big it is.
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2026-04-25 19:12:32
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Gasoline prices are rising worldwide, but in some countries the increase has been extreme. In the hardest-hit countries, fuel costs have more than doubled in just a few weeks, underscoring how sharply energy markets can react to geopolitical shocks.
This map, created by Iswardi Ishak using data from Global Petrol Prices, tracks changes in gasoline costs across 128 countries between February 23 and April 13, 2026, following the outbreak of the Iran conflict.
The sharpest increases are clustered in a handful of regions, particularly across Southeast Asia, where reliance on imported fuel has amplified the impact. If disruptions persist, these price pressures could continue to build, particularly in regions most dependent on imported fuel.
The countries below have seen the steepest gasoline price increases since late February, with several experiencing rapid double-digit—and even triple-digit—growth.
Southeast Asia accounts for half of the top 10 largest gasoline price increases. Myanmar leads globally with a staggering 101% surge, followed by the Philippines and Malaysia.
| Rank | Location | Gasoline Price Changes (Feb 23–Apr 13, 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Myanmar |
101.1% |
| 2 |
Philippines |
72.6% |
| 3 |
Malaysia |
68.1% |
| 4 |
Laos |
45.6% |
| 5 |
Zimbabwe |
42.9% |
| 6 |
Pakistan |
42.0% |
| 7 |
United Arab Emirates |
40.8% |
| 8 |
Cambodia |
40.4% |
| 9 |
Nepal |
39.5% |
| 10 |
Panama |
38.5% |
| 11 |
Guatemala |
37.7% |
| 12 |
Tanzania |
37.0% |
| 13 |
Peru |
35.6% |
| 14 |
United States |
35.1% |
| 15 |
Malawi |
34.4% |
| 16 |
New Zealand |
34.0% |
| 17 |
Sri Lanka |
33.8% |
| 18 |
Lebanon |
32.6% |
| 19 |
Lesotho |
31.6% |
| 20 |
Puerto Rico |
29.7% |
| 21 |
Honduras |
29.7% |
| 22 |
Thailand |
29.3% |
| 23 |
Australia |
29.3% |
| 24 |
Canada |
28.9% |
| 25 |
China |
28.0% |
| 26 |
Morocco |
26.9% |
| 27 |
Czech Republic |
25.3% |
| 28 |
Moldova |
25.0% |
| 29 |
Chile |
24.7% |
| 30 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
24.7% |
| 31 |
Andorra |
23.1% |
| 32 |
Sierra Leone |
22.8% |
| 33 |
Vietnam |
22.6% |
| 34 |
Lithuania |
21.9% |
| 35 |
Sweden |
21.7% |
| 36 |
Argentina |
21.4% |
| 37 |
Bulgaria |
21.3% |
| 38 |
Paraguay |
21.1% |
| 39 |
Estonia |
21.1% |
| 40 |
El Salvador |
20.6% |
| 41 |
Belgium |
20.1% |
| 42 |
United Kingdom |
20.0% |
| 43 |
France |
19.8% |
| 44 |
Mayotte |
18.7% |
| 45 |
Greece |
18.6% |
| 46 |
Germany |
18.6% |
| 47 |
Jamaica |
18.2% |
| 48 |
Taiwan |
18.1% |
| 49 |
Latvia |
17.7% |
| 50 |
Ukraine |
17.5% |
| 51 |
Ghana |
16.8% |
| 52 |
Georgia |
16.7% |
| 53 |
South Korea |
16.5% |
| 54 |
South Africa |
16.5% |
| 55 |
Netherlands |
16.5% |
| 56 |
Israel |
16.4% |
| 57 |
Iceland |
16.4% |
| 58 |
Aruba |
16.1% |
| 59 |
Luxembourg |
16.0% |
| 60 |
Jordan |
15.9% |
| 61 |
Rwanda |
15.8% |
| 62 |
Liechtenstein |
15.8% |
| 63 |
Cyprus |
15.8% |
| 64 |
Denmark |
15.3% |
| 65 |
Curacao |
15.3% |
| 66 |
Cape Verde |
15.2% |
| 67 |
Fiji |
14.9% |
| 68 |
Croatia |
14.9% |
| 69 |
Egypt |
14.3% |
| 70 |
Guyana |
14.1% |
| 71 |
Austria |
13.9% |
| 72 |
Suriname |
13.4% |
| 73 |
Singapore |
13.3% |
| 74 |
Portugal |
13.3% |
| 75 |
Slovakia |
13.0% |
| 76 |
Slovenia |
12.8% |
| 77 |
Namibia |
12.8% |
| 78 |
Grenada |
12.5% |
| 79 |
Romania |
12.3% |
| 80 |
Switzerland |
11.6% |
| 81 |
Macedonia |
11.6% |
| 82 |
Montenegro |
11.5% |
| 83 |
Qatar |
10.8% |
| 84 |
Mexico |
10.1% |
| 85 |
Finland |
9.6% |
| 86 |
Ecuador |
9.6% |
| 87 |
Cayman Islands |
9.6% |
| 88 |
Turkey |
9.5% |
| 89 |
Hong Kong |
9.1% |
| 90 |
Japan |
8.2% |
| 91 |
Ireland |
8.2% |
| 92 |
Bahrain |
7.7% |
| 93 |
Brazil |
7.5% |
| 94 |
Italy |
7.2% |
| 95 |
Poland |
6.8% |
| 96 |
Serbia |
6.7% |
| 97 |
Hungary |
6.4% |
| 98 |
Uruguay |
5.8% |
| 99 |
Dominican Republic |
5.2% |
| 100 |
Spain |
4.6% |
| 101 |
Indonesia |
2.8% |
| 102 |
Belarus |
2.7% |
| 103 |
Norway |
2.1% |
| 104 |
Russia |
1.5% |
| 105 |
Costa Rica |
0.8% |
| 106 |
Wallis and Futuna Islands |
0.7% |
| 107 |
Tunisia |
0.0% |
| 108 |
Saudi Arabia |
0.0% |
| 109 |
Saint Lucia |
0.0% |
| 110 |
Oman |
0.0% |
| 111 |
Nicaragua |
0.0% |
| 112 |
Mozambique |
0.0% |
| 113 |
Mauritius |
0.0% |
| 114 |
Malta |
0.0% |
| 115 |
Kuwait |
0.0% |
| 116 |
Kenya |
0.0% |
| 117 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
0.0% |
| 118 |
Cameroon |
0.0% |
| 119 |
Burkina Faso |
0.0% |
| 120 |
Bolivia |
0.0% |
| 121 |
Benin |
0.0% |
| 122 |
Bangladesh |
0.0% |
| 123 |
Algeria |
0.0% |
| 124 |
India |
-0.1% |
| 125 |
Colombia |
-0.7% |
| 126 |
Barbados |
-1.1% |
| 127 |
Zambia |
-2.6% |
| 128 |
Madagascar |
-3.9% |
Several Southeast Asian countries are posting increases above 40%, placing the region at the center of the global price surge.
This region’s vulnerability is closely tied to its reliance on oil imports flowing through the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s most critical chokepoints. Disruptions here can quickly ripple across Asian markets.
Compounding the issue, many Southeast Asian economies lack domestic energy buffers, making them especially sensitive to price volatility and shipping risks.
While Southeast Asia dominates the rankings, several African nations—including Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Malawi—are also seeing fuel prices climb more than 30%.
For these economies, higher gasoline prices translate directly into increased transportation and living costs. In regions where incomes are lower and energy imports are essential, these spikes can quickly strain households and businesses alike.
Southern and eastern Africa, in particular, are facing a dual challenge: rising fuel costs and limited infrastructure to cushion supply disruptions.
The impact of rising gasoline prices extends well beyond the pump. Energy is a key input in fertilizer production, and higher oil and gas prices are already pushing fertilizer costs upward.
This creates a direct cost shock across global agriculture, raising production expenses and increasing the likelihood of higher food prices in the months ahead, especially in import-dependent economies.
For a closer look at how Europe is navigating this energy disruption, check out Europe’s Fuel Index: Tracking the Iran War Shock on the Voronoi app.
2026-04-25 13:02:31
What people take pride in says a lot about how they see their country.
Across Europe, those sources range from culture and history to political systems and personal freedoms. But in some countries, a notable share of people say they feel little pride at all.
This visualization by The European Correspondent, based on Pew Research Center data, breaks down the top three sources of national pride in each country surveyed.
Here’s a closer look at the top three sources of national pride cited by adults in each country:
| Country | Top Source | Second Source | Third Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Sweden |
Politics (53%) | Landscape (32%) | People (26%) |
Italy |
Culture (38%) | Landscape (24%) | People (23%) |
Greece |
History (37%) | People (31%) | Negative feeling (19%) |
Germany |
Politics (36%) | Economy (18%) | Freedom (16%) |
Spain |
People (32%) | Negative feeling (25%) | Culture (16%) |
UK |
Negative feeling (29%) | People (25%) | Politics (22%) |
France |
Culture (26%) | People (24%) | Freedom (22%) |
Netherlands |
Freedom (24%) | Economy (21%) | Politics (21%) |
Hungary |
Negative feeling (23%) | History (21%) | People (20%) |
Poland |
Identity (21%) | History (20%) | People (18%) |
Türkiye |
People (20%) | History (12%) | Identity (10%) |
Culture dominates in countries like Italy (38%) and France (26%), while history plays a major role in Greece (37%). Meanwhile, Sweden stands out with 53% citing politics—by far the highest single-category share.
In much of Europe, national pride is rooted in shared identity and heritage. Southern European countries like Italy and Greece emphasize culture and history, reflecting their deep historical legacies and global cultural influence.
Elsewhere, people themselves are a key source of pride. Spain (32%) and France (24%) rank highly in this category, suggesting a strong sense of national community and social cohesion.
Not all sentiment is positive. In the UK, 29% of respondents cite “negative feeling” when describing their country, which is higher than any single positive category. Hungary (23%) and Spain (25%) also show notable shares of dissatisfaction.
This aligns with broader research. According to Pew, individuals who express less pride are often those who do not identify with the governing political parties. In the UK specifically, findings from British Social Attitudes surveys suggest national identity has become more fragmented in recent years, often tied to political divisions.
These dynamics help explain why politics can be both a source of pride—as in Sweden—and frustration, as seen elsewhere.
Sweden stands out sharply, with 53% of respondents citing politics as a source of pride, which is the highest share of any single category in the dataset.
Germany (36%) follows at a distance. Meanwhile, in other countries, political dissatisfaction helps explain rising negative sentiment, particularly among those who feel disconnected from leadership.
2026-04-24 23:26:52
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The U.S. birth rate hit another record low in 2025.
This chart tracks births per 1,000 women ages 15–44 from 2000 to 2025, based on CDC data with additional reporting from CNN.
It highlights a clear turning point after 2007, when birth rates spiked, and shows how economic shocks like the Great Recession and COVID-19 accelerated a trend that has yet to reverse.
By 2007, U.S. birth rates reached 69.3 births per 1,000 women, the highest level in the dataset. This marked a clear inflection point. Birth rates then began a sustained decline that continues through 2025.
| Year | Births per 1,000 Women (ages 15 to 44) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.9 |
| 2001 | 65.1 |
| 2002 | 65 |
| 2003 | 66.1 |
| 2004 | 66.4 |
| 2005 | 66.7 |
| 2006 | 68.6 |
| 2007 | 69.3 |
| 2008 | 68.1 |
| 2009 | 66.2 |
| 2010 | 64.1 |
| 2011 | 63.2 |
| 2012 | 63 |
| 2013 | 62.5 |
| 2014 | 62.9 |
| 2015 | 62.5 |
| 2016 | 62 |
| 2017 | 60.3 |
| 2018 | 59.1 |
| 2019 | 58.3 |
| 2020 | 55.7 |
| 2021 | 56.3 |
| 2022 | 56 |
| 2023 | 54.5 |
| 2024 | 53.8 |
| 2025 | 53.1 |
The 2008 financial crisis triggered the steepest sustained drop in modern U.S. birth rates. Between 2007 and 2013, the rate fell by nearly 10%, as economic uncertainty led many households to delay or forgo having children. Unlike previous downturns, this decline proved persistent, even after the economy recovered.
Part of this sustained decline was driven by falling birth rates among immigrant women, a group that had previously supported higher overall fertility levels.
The continued decline has significant long-term implications. Fewer births today mean slower population growth and a smaller future workforce, trends that could reshape economic growth, entitlement systems, and demographic balance in the decades ahead.
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2026-04-24 21:38:40
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The race to build smarter AI models is getting tighter at the top.
This visualization, part of Visual Capitalist’s AI Week, sponsored by Terzo, ranks leading systems using data from TrackingAI, which benchmarks models on the Mensa Norway IQ test as of April 2026.
The results show both who leads today and how little now separates the top contenders, with multiple frontier models clustered near the top of the leaderboard.
The ranking offers a snapshot of how today’s leading AI models perform on abstract pattern-recognition tasks, and just how close the race has become.
As the table below shows, only a small gap now separates the top models:
| Model | Mensa Norway IQ (April 2026) |
|---|---|
| Grok-4.20 Expert Mode | 145 |
| OpenAI GPT 5.4 Pro (Vision) | 145 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 141 |
| OpenAI GPT 5.4 Thinking (Vision) | 139 |
| OpenAI GPT 5.3 | 136 |
| Grok-4.20 Expert Mode (Vision) | 133 |
| OpenAI GPT 5.4 Thinking | 133 |
| Meta Muse Spark | 133 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (Vision) | 132 |
| Qwen 3.5 | 130 |
| Claude-4.6 Opus | 130 |
| Kimi K2.5 | 127 |
| Manus | 115 |
| DeepSeek R1 | 112 |
| DeepSeek V3 | 111 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Preview | 110 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 110 |
| OpenAI GPT 5.3 (Vision) | 109 |
| Claude-4.6 Sonnet | 106 |
| Bing Copilot | 101 |
| Perplexity | 97 |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | 96 |
| Claude-4.6 Sonnet (Vision) | 94 |
| Claude-4.6 Opus (Vision) | 82 |
| Llama 4 Maverick (Vision) | 79 |
| OpenAI GPT 5.4 Pro | 73 |
The biggest takeaway is how compressed the top of the leaderboard has become. Grok-4.20 Expert Mode and OpenAI GPT 5.4 Pro (Vision) are tied for first at 145, while Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview follows closely at 141.
That narrow spread suggests frontier AI models are increasingly converging at the top, where a difference of just a few points can shift the rankings.
The gains from 2025 are also notable. Last year’s top score was 135, compared with 145 in this year’s results, highlighting the speed at which leading models are improving on this benchmark.
Not all models are keeping pace. Among major AI developers, Mistral’s top model ranks lowest in this dataset, scoring 97—well below the leading group.
TrackingAI uses the public Mensa Norway test, a set of 35 visual-pattern puzzles. For non-vision models, the questions are verbalized, while vision models receive the original images directly.
As a result, these results are best understood as a benchmark comparison—not a definitive measure of overall intelligence. Because the test is fundamentally visual, model scores can vary depending on how the questions are presented.
TrackingAI’s leaderboard is useful because it offers a simple, familiar way to compare reasoning performance over time. The site also notes that if a model refuses to answer, it is asked the same question up to 10 times, and the most recent answer is used for scoring.
Still, an IQ-style benchmark captures only one slice of capability. It does not measure everything that matters in real-world AI use, such as coding ability, factual reliability, tool use, or performance in professional domains.
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2026-04-24 19:11:08
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Gas prices vary dramatically across the globe, with some drivers paying over 170x more per gallon than others.
This map shows gasoline prices in 170 countries as of April 2026, based on data from GlobalPetrolPrices. The global average sits at $5.58 per gallon, in the middle of a massive range from $0.09 in Libya to $15.65 in Hong Kong.
In oil-rich countries like Libya and Iran, fuel is heavily subsidized, making it cheaper than bottled water in some cases. Meanwhile, dense, import-dependent regions like Hong Kong face the highest prices in the world.
Libya tops the list at just $0.09 per gallon, followed by Iran and Venezuela, all below $0.15.
In these countries, governments often subsidize fuel to maintain political stability and support domestic consumption. In Libya, gasoline is even cheaper than bottled water.
| Rank | Country | Price (USD/gal) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Libya |
$0.09 |
| 2 |
Iran |
$0.11 |
| 3 |
Venezuela |
$0.13 |
| 4 |
Angola |
$1.24 |
| 5 |
Kuwait |
$1.28 |
| 6 |
Algeria |
$1.34 |
| 7 |
Turkmenistan |
$1.62 |
| 8 |
Egypt |
$1.66 |
| 9 |
Kazakhstan |
$1.99 |
| 10 |
Qatar |
$2.13 |
| 11 |
Saudi Arabia |
$2.35 |
| 12 |
Oman |
$2.35 |
| 13 |
Iraq |
$2.46 |
| 14 |
Bahrain |
$2.54 |
| 15 |
Azerbaijan |
$2.56 |
| 16 |
Sudan |
$2.65 |
| 17 |
Indonesia |
$2.75 |
| 18 |
Ecuador |
$2.89 |
| 19 |
Tunisia |
$3.25 |
| 20 |
Russia |
$3.26 |
| 21 |
Niger |
$3.32 |
| 22 |
Nigeria |
$3.36 |
| 23 |
UAE |
$3.38 |
| 24 |
Ethiopia |
$3.41 |
| 25 |
Belarus |
$3.44 |
| 26 |
Bhutan |
$3.47 |
| 27 |
Kyrgyzstan |
$3.51 |
| 28 |
Guyana |
$3.52 |
| 29 |
Afghanistan |
$3.61 |
| 30 |
Syria |
$3.62 |
| 31 |
Malaysia |
$3.63 |
| 32 |
Bangladesh |
$3.68 |
| 33 |
Bolivia |
$3.82 |
| 34 |
Uzbekistan |
$3.83 |
| 35 |
Maldives |
$3.92 |
| 36 |
Vietnam |
$3.94 |
| 37 |
Gabon |
$3.97 |
| 38 |
DR Congo |
$3.98 |
| 39 |
Taiwan |
$4.02 |
| 40 |
India |
$4.12 |
| 41 |
Colombia |
$4.21 |
| 42 |
Japan |
$4.22 |
| 43 |
Paraguay |
$4.23 |
| 44 |
El Salvador |
$4.30 |
| 45 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
$4.32 |
| 46 |
Swaziland |
$4.36 |
| 47 |
United States |
$4.45 |
| 48 |
Madagascar |
$4.45 |
| 49 |
Togo |
$4.53 |
| 50 |
Lebanon |
$4.57 |
| 51 |
Curacao |
$4.58 |
| 52 |
Benin |
$4.63 |
| 53 |
Puerto Rico |
$4.66 |
| 54 |
Grenada |
$4.68 |
| 55 |
Mauritius |
$4.71 |
| 56 |
Panama |
$4.75 |
| 57 |
Suriname |
$4.89 |
| 58 |
Cuba |
$4.90 |
| 59 |
Saint Lucia |
$4.93 |
| 60 |
Ghana |
$4.93 |
| 61 |
Namibia |
$4.95 |
| 62 |
Mozambique |
$4.95 |
| 63 |
Honduras |
$4.95 |
| 64 |
Brazil |
$4.97 |
| 65 |
Fiji |
$4.98 |
| 66 |
Botswana |
$5.01 |
| 67 |
Dominican Republic |
$5.02 |
| 68 |
Armenia |
$5.03 |
| 69 |
Georgia |
$5.03 |
| 70 |
Nicaragua |
$5.05 |
| 71 |
China |
$5.08 |
| 72 |
Burundi |
$5.10 |
| 73 |
Pakistan |
$5.13 |
| 74 |
Nepal |
$5.14 |
| 75 |
Jamaica |
$5.15 |
| 76 |
Kenya |
$5.16 |
| 77 |
South Africa |
$5.16 |
| 78 |
Liberia |
$5.16 |
| 79 |
Costa Rica |
$5.17 |
| 80 |
Guinea |
$5.18 |
| 81 |
Aruba |
$5.21 |
| 82 |
Lesotho |
$5.22 |
| 83 |
Seychelles |
$5.30 |
| 84 |
Zambia |
$5.30 |
| 85 |
Turkey |
$5.31 |
| 86 |
Uganda |
$5.33 |
| 87 |
Mongolia |
$5.41 |
| 88 |
Guatemala |
$5.44 |
| 89 |
South Korea |
$5.45 |
| 90 |
Sri Lanka |
$5.46 |
| 91 |
Ivory Coast |
$5.46 |
| 92 |
Haiti |
$5.53 |
| 93 |
Cape Verde |
$5.54 |
| 94 |
Bahamas |
$5.54 |
| 95 |
Tanzania |
$5.56 |
| 96 |
Australia |
$5.57 |
| 97 |
Cameroon |
$5.60 |
| 98 |
Burkina Faso |
$5.66 |
| 99 |
Canada |
$5.67 |
| 100 |
Myanmar |
$5.75 |
| 101 |
Argentina |
$5.76 |
| 102 |
Cayman Islands |
$5.79 |
| 103 |
Dominica |
$5.80 |
| 104 |
Mali |
$5.83 |
| 105 |
Malta |
$5.88 |
| 106 |
North Macedonia |
$5.95 |
| 107 |
Philippines |
$5.96 |
| 108 |
Rwanda |
$5.97 |
| 109 |
Mexico |
$5.99 |
| 110 |
Senegal |
$6.13 |
| 111 |
Peru |
$6.16 |
| 112 |
Morocco |
$6.22 |
| 113 |
Thailand |
$6.24 |
| 114 |
Chile |
$6.24 |
| 115 |
Cambodia |
$6.28 |
| 116 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
$6.35 |
| 117 |
Bulgaria |
$6.39 |
| 118 |
Jordan |
$6.41 |
| 119 |
Moldova |
$6.48 |
| 120 |
Ukraine |
$6.55 |
| 121 |
Cyprus |
$6.64 |
| 122 |
Sierra Leone |
$6.73 |
| 123 |
San Marino |
$6.81 |
| 124 |
Hungary |
$6.86 |
| 125 |
Spain |
$6.88 |
| 126 |
Slovakia |
$6.92 |
| 127 |
Andorra |
$6.96 |
| 128 |
Montenegro |
$6.98 |
| 129 |
Central African Republic |
$7.00 |
| 130 |
Barbados |
$7.01 |
| 131 |
Wallis & Futuna |
$7.02 |
| 132 |
Iceland |
$7.02 |
| 133 |
Serbia |
$7.07 |
| 134 |
Slovenia |
$7.10 |
| 135 |
Laos |
$7.17 |
| 136 |
Belize |
$7.27 |
| 137 |
Croatia |
$7.38 |
| 138 |
Poland |
$7.41 |
| 139 |
Czech Republic |
$7.42 |
| 140 |
UK |
$7.49 |
| 141 |
Estonia |
$7.57 |
| 142 |
New Zealand |
$7.61 |
| 143 |
Lithuania |
$7.64 |
| 144 |
Uruguay |
$7.67 |
| 145 |
Luxembourg |
$7.72 |
| 146 |
Sweden |
$7.79 |
| 147 |
Austria |
$7.85 |
| 148 |
Italy |
$7.85 |
| 149 |
Romania |
$7.91 |
| 150 |
Latvia |
$8.07 |
| 151 |
Belgium |
$8.23 |
| 152 |
Norway |
$8.26 |
| 153 |
Zimbabwe |
$8.44 |
| 154 |
Portugal |
$8.51 |
| 155 |
Ireland |
$8.60 |
| 156 |
Mayotte |
$8.65 |
| 157 |
France |
$8.75 |
| 158 |
Switzerland |
$8.89 |
| 159 |
Finland |
$8.94 |
| 160 |
Albania |
$9.10 |
| 161 |
Greece |
$9.10 |
| 162 |
Singapore |
$9.11 |
| 163 |
Liechtenstein |
$9.40 |
| 164 |
Germany |
$9.57 |
| 165 |
Monaco |
$9.73 |
| 166 |
Israel |
$10.00 |
| 167 |
Denmark |
$10.20 |
| 168 |
Netherlands |
$10.26 |
| 169 |
Malawi |
$14.56 |
| 170 |
Hong Kong |
$15.65 |
| -- |
World Average |
$5.58 |
In the United States, gasoline prices sit close to the global average at about $4.45 per gallon in 2026. This relatively moderate pricing reflects a balance between domestic oil production and comparatively low fuel taxes versus Europe. While the U.S. is one of the world’s largest oil producers, prices still fluctuate with global crude markets and refining capacity.
In contrast, the most expensive gasoline is found in high-income, import-dependent regions. Hong Kong leads globally at $15.65 per gallon, followed by European countries like the Netherlands and Denmark, as well as countries such as Malawi and Israel.
One of the clearest ways to understand global price gaps is purchasing power at the pump—how far the same amount of money takes you.
In Libya, $10 can buy enough gasoline to travel roughly 3,885 miles. In Hong Kong, that same amount covers just 22 miles.
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