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Green Card Lottery Statistics

The chart below provides you a breakdown of eligible countries who participated in, using the USA Green Card Lottery Diversity Program for DV-2012 statistics as an example. The green card statistics includes:

  • Countries eligible to participate in the Green Card Lottery for DV-2018.
  • The number of DV lottery applicants by country.
  • The number of green card winners based on each country.
  • The percentage of winners based on Green Card Lottery applications submitted by country.
  • The odds of winning the Green Card Lottery based on the number of applications submitted and the number of selected winners.

NOTE:
Immigrants from the following countries are not eligible to participate in the Green Card Lottery DV-2018 Program: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

Green Card Statistics by Country - Based on DV 2012 Green Card Lottery

CountryApplicantsWinnersWinning % By CountryWinning Chances
Afghanistan12,4561090.88%0.055
Albania115,3571,5081.31%0.767
Algeria112,0811,7991.61%0.914
Andorra16810.60%0.001
Angola3,055421.37%0.021
Antigua and Barbuda71491.26%0.005
Argentina10,9361010.92%0.051
Armenia92,3529981.08%0.507
Aruba71740.56%0.002
Australia17,1639005.24%0.457
Austria8,1391301.60%0.066
Azerbaijan22,5763041.35%0.155
Bahamas3,717150.40%0.008
Bahrain3,774290.77%0.015
Bangladesh8,562,2512,3730.03%1.206
Barbados3,967250.63%0.013
Belarus70,8814930.70%0.251
Belgium7,3781051.42%0.053
Belize1,05990.85%0.005
Benin30,7765111.66%0.26
Bhutan89050.56%0.003
Bolivia9,167840.92%0.043
Bosnia and Herzegovina5,946831.40%0.042
Botswana85670.82%0.004
Brunei29200.00%0
Bulgaria66,9418831.32%0.449
Burkina Faso12,2412261.85%0.115
Burma42,3723700.87%0.188
Burundi4,280561.31%0.028
Cambodia72,8295960.82%0.303
Cameroon203,9063,3741.65%1.715
Cape Verde69991.29%0.005
Central African Republic97630.31%0.002
Chad2,174331.52%0.017
Chile4,164431.03%0.022
China-Taiwan0  0
Christmas Island13323.08%0.002
Cocos Islands10110.00%0.001
Comoros29593.05%0.005
Congo (Democratic Republic)208,7753,4451.65%1.751
Congo (Republic)7,7111051.36%0.053
Cook Islands30620.00%0.003
Costa Rica4,718430.91%0.022
Cote d'Ivoire33,5015531.65%0.281
Croatia5,5231071.94%0.054
Cuba32,6962920.89%0.148
Curacao0190.00%0.01
Cyprus1,232262.11%0.013
Czech Republic6,9831041.49%0.053
Denmark4,527731.61%0.037
Djibouti2,971381.28%0.019
Dominica1,648181.09%0.009
East Timor0  0
Ecuador0  0
Egypt780,7284,6640.60%2.371
Equatorial Guinea60540.66%0.002
Eritrea45,0006701.49%0.341
Estonia4,088491.20%0.025
Ethiopia785,3184,9020.62%2.492
Fiji12,8846284.87%0.319
Finland5,154911.77%0.046
France40,6445741.41%0.292
French Guiana149 0.00%0
French Polynesia58871.19%0.004
French Southern and Antarctic Lands29 0.00%0
Gabon2,421481.98%0.024
Gambia8,8591131.28%0.057
Georgia49,2766201.26%0.315
Germany102,3751,7091.67%0.869
Ghana774,5575,8320.75%2.965
Greece4,8271052.18%0.053
Greenland71 0.00%0
Grenada1,207241.99%0.012
Guadeloupe623 0.00%0
Guatemala0  0
Guinea68,8568991.31%0.457
Guinea-Bissau38730.78%0.002
Guyana3,199260.81%0.013
Honduras10,799800.74%0.041
Hong Kong6,994540.77%0.027
Hungary15,5033252.10%0.165
Iceland2,467562.27%0.028
Indonesia29,9492560.85%0.13
Iran547,7354,4530.81%2.264
Iraq18,9401530.81%0.078
Ireland11,6662131.83%0.108
Israel20,8541750.84%0.089
Italy30,3715291.74%0.269
Japan46,5544350.93%0.221
Jordan22,5351520.67%0.077
Kazakhstan29,0324341.49%0.221
Kenya304,0834,7201.55%2.399
Kiribati175148.00%0.007
Kosovo11,8981371.15%0.07
Kuwait15,0991080.72%0.055
Kyrgyzstan17,3513211.85%0.163
Laos48810.20%0.001
Latvia9,596830.86%0.042
Lebanon31,5942740.87%0.139
Lesotho23483.42%0.004
Liberia141,7492,1011.48%1.068
Libya8,9041361.53%0.069
Liechtenstein8200.00%0
Lithuania23,7392581.09%0.131
Luxembourg46581.72%0.004
Macau837192.27%0.01
Macedonia12,4321601.29%0.081
Madagascar1,962170.87%0.009
Malawi1,731160.92%0.008
Malaysia13,5441180.87%0.06
Maldives33200.00%0
Mali5,891761.29%0.039
Malta577203.47%0.01
Marshall Islands33412.12%0.002
Martinique394 0.00%0
Mauritania1,757291.65%0.015
Mauritius2,833592.08%0.03
Micronesia4025.00%0.001
Moldova75,8861,2381.63%0.629
Monaco9833.06%0.002
Mongolia27,8662090.75%0.106
Montenegro970181.86%0.009
Morocco110,5731,8901.71%0.961
Mozambique622132.09%0.007
Namibia985101.02%0.005
Nauru6357.94%0.003
Nepal397,0363,2580.82%1.656
Netherlands9,8891491.51%0.076
Netherlands Antilles1,014 0.00%0
New Caledonia19510.51%0.001
New Zealand5,7073095.41%0.157
Nicaragua5,751490.85%0.025
Niger3,459320.93%0.016
Nigeria2,005,8766,0240.30%3.062
Niue322144.35%0.007
North Korea34800.00%0
Northern Ireland2,560592.30%0.03
Norway3,934842.14%0.043
Oman868111.27%0.006
Palau6657.58%0.003
Panama2,423210.87%0.011
Papua New Guinea26900.00%0
Paraguay1,223171.39%0.009
Peru0  0
Portugal3,856661.71%0.034
Qatar3,128190.61%0.01
Reunion181 0.00%0
Romania76,5941,3271.73%0.675
Russia167,6002,3531.40%1.196
Rwanda20,5243331.62%0.169
Saint Kitts and Nevis57971.21%0.004
Saint Lucia1,66740.24%0.002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines840161.90%0.008
Samoa46800.00%0
San Marino1417.14%0.001
Sao Tome and Principe4800.00%0
Saudi Arabia26,6462170.81%0.11
Senegal16,8792701.60%0.137
Serbia19,1802981.55%0.151
Seychelles24662.44%0.003
Sierra Leone315,7413,3971.08%1.727
Singapore5,503450.82%0.023
Slovakia6,442801.24%0.041
Slovenia1,231161.30%0.008
Solomon Islands10200.00%0
Somalia14,8051751.18%0.089
South Africa48,5708331.72%0.423
Spain12,9222321.80%0.118
Sri Lanka83,7727080.85%0.36
St. Pierre and Miquelon2528.00%0.001
Sudan96,2107570.79%0.385
Suriname905151.66%0.008
Swaziland28600.00%0
Sweden10,9802001.82%0.102
Switzerland11,5902291.98%0.116
Syria18,7491600.85%0.081
Taiwan47,3983910.82%0.199
Tajikistan18,9172701.43%0.137
Tanzania10,0751751.74%0.089
Thailand9,025730.81%0.037
Timor-Leste82910.98%0.005
Togo52,5878451.61%0.43
Tonga1,470936.33%0.047
Trinidad and Tobago15,7611751.11%0.089
Tunisia7,6211131.48%0.057
Turkey176,7113,0771.74%1.564
Turkmenistan9,2121431.55%0.073
Tuvalu2300.00%0
Uganda24,8514181.68%0.212
Ukraine1,122,0865,7990.52%2.948
United Arab Emirates10,676920.86%0.047
Uruguay1,877191.01%0.01
Uzbekistan507,3614,8000.95%2.44
Vanuatu12486.45%0.004
Vatican City5100.00%0
Venezuela85,4129251.08%0.47
Wallis and Futuna20 0.00%0
Western Sahara33 0.00%0
Western Samoa 9 0.005
Yemen21,6061490.69%0.076
Zambia5,418791.46%0.04
Zimbabwe8,6381231.42%0.063
Total#######100,021

The chart below provides you a breakdown of the top 40 countries with the highest winning chances - Based on DV 2012 Results

CountryApplicantsWinnersWinning % By CountryWinning Chances
Nigeria2,005,8766,0240.30%3.062
Ghana774,5575,8320.75%2.965
Ukraine1,122,0865,7990.52%2.948
Ethiopia785,3184,9020.62%2.492
Uzbekistan507,3614,8000.95%2.44
Kenya304,0834,7201.55%2.399
Egypt780,7284,6640.60%2.371
Iran547,7354,4530.81%2.264
Congo (Democratic Republic)208,7753,4451.65%1.751
Sierra Leone315,7413,3971.08%1.727
Cameroon203,9063,3741.65%1.715
Nepal397,0363,2580.82%1.656
Turkey176,7113,0771.74%1.564
Bangladesh8,562,2512,3730.03%1.206
Russia167,6002,3531.40%1.196
Liberia141,7492,1011.48%1.068
Morocco110,5731,8901.71%0.961
Algeria112,0811,7991.61%0.914
Germany102,3751,7091.67%0.869
Albania115,3571,5081.31%0.767
Romania76,5941,3271.73%0.675
Moldova75,8861,2381.63%0.629
Armenia92,3529981.08%0.507
Venezuela85,4129251.08%0.47
Australia17,1639005.24%0.457
Guinea68,8568991.31%0.457
Bulgaria66,9418831.32%0.449
Togo52,5878451.61%0.43
South Africa48,5708331.72%0.423
Sudan96,2107570.79%0.385
Sri Lanka83,7727080.85%0.36
Eritrea45,0006701.49%0.341
Fiji12,8846284.87%0.319
Georgia49,2766201.26%0.315
Cambodia72,8295960.82%0.303
France40,6445741.41%0.292
Cote d'Ivoire33,5015531.65%0.281
Italy30,3715291.74%0.269
Benin30,7765111.66%0.26
Belarus70,8814930.70%0.251

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