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196 countries · 2003–2025
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2025
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Value
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1
Norway
60
2
Finland
60
3
Luxembourg
59
4
Sweden
59
5
New Zealand
59
6
Slovenia
58
7
San Marino
58
8
Netherlands
58
9
Czechia
58
10
Ireland
58
11
Canada
58
12
Barbados
57
13
Belgium
57
14
Liechtenstein
57
15
Estonia
57
16
Monaco
57
17
Iceland
57
18
Chile
57
19
Switzerland
57
20
Denmark
57
21
Uruguay
57
22
Portugal
57
23
Tuvalu
56
24
Austria
56
25
Japan
56
26
Germany
55
27
Dominica
55
28
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
55
29
Andorra
55
30
Marshall Islands
55
31
Australia
55
32
Taiwan
55
33
Palau
55
34
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
54
35
Cabo Verde
54
36
St. Kitts and Nevis
54
37
Spain
54
38
United Kingdom
53
39
Costa Rica
53
40
Kiribati
53
41
Malta
53
42
St. Lucia
53
43
Belize
53
44
Slovak Republic
53
45
Samoa
52
46
Grenada
52
47
Latvia
52
48
Bahamas, The
52
49
Cyprus
52
50
Italy
52
51
Lithuania
52
52
France
51
53
Antigua and Barbuda
51
54
Mauritius
51
55
Argentina
50
56
Greece
50
57
Korea, Rep.
50
58
Vanuatu
50
59
Tonga
50
60
Trinidad and Tobago
49
61
United States
49
62
Sao Tome and Principe
49
63
Poland
48
64
Romania
48
65
Croatia
48
66
Mongolia
48
67
Jamaica
47
68
Solomon Islands
47
69
Panama
47
70
South Africa
47
71
Seychelles
46
72
Suriname
46
73
Namibia
45
74
Guyana
45
75
Ghana
45
76
Fiji
44
77
Botswana
44
78
Bulgaria
44
79
Brazil
43
80
Naoero
43
81
Benin
42
82
Montenegro
42
83
Hungary
41
84
Albania
41
85
Dominican Republic
40
86
Timor-Leste
40
87
Senegal
40
88
Papua New Guinea
39
89
Peru
39
90
Israel
39
91
Bolivia
39
92
North Macedonia
39
93
Colombia
38
94
Malawi
38
95
Sierra Leone
38
96
Paraguay
37
97
Bosnia and Herzegovina
37
98
Ecuador
37
99
Bhutan
36
100
Lesotho
36
101
Moldova
35
102
Serbia
35
103
Sri Lanka
34
104
Liberia
34
105
Madagascar
34
106
Philippines
33
107
Nepal
32
108
Mexico
32
109
Georgia
32
110
Hong Kong SAR, China
32
111
Armenia
31
112
India
31
113
Zambia
31
114
Malaysia
31
115
Tunisia
31
116
Ukraine
29
117
Singapore
29
118
Gambia, The
29
119
Mozambique
29
120
Guatemala
29
121
Bangladesh
29
122
Cote d'Ivoire
29
123
Indonesia
28
124
Kenya
28
125
El Salvador
27
126
Togo
26
127
Guinea-Bissau
26
128
Lebanon
26
129
Honduras
26
130
Comoros
25
131
Morocco
24
132
Nigeria
24
133
Niger
24
134
Uganda
23
135
Mauritania
23
136
Kuwait
23
137
Maldives
22
138
Jordan
22
139
Guinea
22
140
Thailand
22
141
Tanzania
22
142
Kyrgyz Republic
21
143
Algeria
21
144
Brunei Darussalam
20
145
Gabon
20
146
Pakistan
20
147
Djibouti
19
148
Burkina Faso
18
149
Kazakhstan
18
150
Cambodia
18
151
Mali
18
152
Angola
18
153
Oman
18
154
Qatar
18
155
Zimbabwe
17
156
Haiti
17
157
Eswatini
16
158
Turkiye
16
159
Viet Nam
16
160
Iraq
15
161
Congo, Rep.
15
162
Congo, Dem. Rep.
14
163
Rwanda
14
164
Chad
14
165
Venezuela, RB
13
166
United Arab Emirates
13
167
Egypt, Arab Rep.
12
168
Nicaragua
12
169
Syrian Arab Republic
12
170
Burundi
11
171
Lao PDR
11
172
China
11
173
Ethiopia
10
174
Bahrain
10
175
Uzbekistan
10
176
Yemen, Rep.
9
177
Cameroon
9
178
Cuba
9
179
Libya
8
180
Saudi Arabia
8
181
Russian Federation
8
182
Afghanistan
7
183
Belarus
6
184
Myanmar
6
185
Azerbaijan
6
186
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6
187
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
6
188
Sudan
5
189
Tajikistan
5
190
Equatorial Guinea
5
191
Central African Republic
4
192
South Sudan
4
193
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
194
Eritrea
2
195
Turkmenistan
1
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