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198 countries · 1972–2025
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2025
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Value
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1
Azerbaijan
7
2
Sudan
7
3
Myanmar
7
4
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
7
5
Eritrea
7
6
Iran, Islamic Rep.
7
7
Belarus
7
8
Equatorial Guinea
7
9
Afghanistan
7
10
Central African Republic
7
11
Turkmenistan
7
12
South Sudan
7
13
Tajikistan
7
14
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
7
15
Yemen, Rep.
6
16
Syrian Arab Republic
6
17
Venezuela, RB
6
18
Chad
6
19
Uzbekistan
6
20
Eswatini
6
21
Turkiye
6
22
Viet Nam
6
23
Bahrain
6
24
Cameroon
6
25
Libya
6
26
Congo, Rep.
6
27
Burundi
6
28
Cuba
6
29
Congo, Dem. Rep.
6
30
Ethiopia
6
31
Rwanda
6
32
Nicaragua
6
33
Russian Federation
6
34
United Arab Emirates
6
35
Iraq
6
36
China
6
37
Lao PDR
6
38
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
39
Saudi Arabia
6
40
Mauritania
5
41
Kazakhstan
5
42
Brunei Darussalam
5
43
Oman
5
44
Haiti
5
45
Jordan
5
46
Kyrgyz Republic
5
47
Cambodia
5
48
Pakistan
5
49
Djibouti
5
50
Mali
5
51
Kuwait
5
52
Angola
5
53
Guinea
5
54
Algeria
5
55
Maldives
5
56
Qatar
5
57
Niger
5
58
Gabon
5
59
Nigeria
5
60
Morocco
5
61
Burkina Faso
5
62
Comoros
5
63
Zimbabwe
5
64
Tanzania
5
65
Thailand
5
66
Uganda
5
67
Zambia
4
68
Togo
4
69
Ukraine
4
70
Tunisia
4
71
Liberia
4
72
India
4
73
Malaysia
4
74
Nepal
4
75
Guinea-Bissau
4
76
Singapore
4
77
Hong Kong SAR, China
4
78
Kenya
4
79
Honduras
4
80
Sri Lanka
4
81
Mozambique
4
82
Cote d'Ivoire
4
83
Bangladesh
4
84
Gambia, The
4
85
Guatemala
4
86
Armenia
4
87
Madagascar
4
88
Philippines
4
89
El Salvador
4
90
Georgia
4
91
Indonesia
4
92
Mexico
4
93
Lebanon
4
94
Brazil
3
95
Dominican Republic
3
96
Israel
3
97
Hungary
3
98
Bhutan
3
99
Ecuador
3
100
Albania
3
101
Papua New Guinea
3
102
Malawi
3
103
Montenegro
3
104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
105
Moldova
3
106
Senegal
3
107
Benin
3
108
Paraguay
3
109
Naoero
3
110
Colombia
3
111
Lesotho
3
112
Sierra Leone
3
113
Bolivia
3
114
Peru
3
115
North Macedonia
3
116
Serbia
3
117
Timor-Leste
3
118
United States
2
119
Tonga
2
120
Suriname
2
121
South Africa
2
122
Trinidad and Tobago
2
123
Vanuatu
2
124
Seychelles
2
125
Sao Tome and Principe
2
126
Samoa
2
127
Fiji
2
128
Italy
2
129
Namibia
2
130
Croatia
2
131
France
2
132
Jamaica
2
133
Bahamas, The
2
134
Mongolia
2
135
Botswana
2
136
Greece
2
137
Grenada
2
138
Guyana
2
139
Romania
2
140
Latvia
2
141
Mauritius
2
142
Ghana
2
143
Poland
2
144
Solomon Islands
2
145
Lithuania
2
146
Antigua and Barbuda
2
147
Argentina
2
148
Bulgaria
2
149
Korea, Rep.
2
150
Panama
2
151
Cyprus
2
152
Spain
1
153
Palau
1
154
Finland
1
155
Estonia
1
156
Canada
1
157
Kiribati
1
158
Netherlands
1
159
Portugal
1
160
Czechia
1
161
Cabo Verde
1
162
United Kingdom
1
163
Malta
1
164
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
165
Norway
1
166
Luxembourg
1
167
Marshall Islands
1
168
St. Lucia
1
169
New Zealand
1
170
Barbados
1
171
Belgium
1
172
Chile
1
173
Ireland
1
174
Iceland
1
175
Liechtenstein
1
176
Australia
1
177
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1
178
Monaco
1
179
Denmark
1
180
Belize
1
181
Costa Rica
1
182
Andorra
1
183
Germany
1
184
Dominica
1
185
San Marino
1
186
Austria
1
187
Switzerland
1
188
Japan
1
189
Sweden
1
190
Uruguay
1
191
Tuvalu
1
192
Taiwan
1
193
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1
194
Slovak Republic
1
195
Slovenia
1
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