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League table
2025
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East Asia & Pacific
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190 of 190
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
United States
23.08M
2
China
8.93M
3
India
4.26M
4
Brazil
3.65M
5
Germany
2.71M
6
Australia
2.07M
7
Russian Federation
1.99M
8
Indonesia
1.73M
9
Mexico
1.71M
10
France
1.51M
11
United Kingdom
1.41M
12
Japan
1.4M
13
Italy
1.36M
14
Nigeria
1.12M
15
Canada
905,276.4
16
Pakistan
852,672.3
17
Iran, Islamic Rep.
828,055.1
18
South Africa
817,196.6
19
Turkiye
769,842.9
20
Argentina
757,584.6
21
Spain
688,970.8
22
Malaysia
681,808.7
23
Ukraine
674,673
24
Saudi Arabia
655,087.1
25
Poland
632,782.7
26
Philippines
619,146.7
27
Congo, Dem. Rep.
579,879.4
28
Thailand
532,402.5
29
Belgium
520,726.5
30
Ghana
460,049.3
31
Algeria
459,782.3
32
Venezuela, RB
445,605.7
33
Egypt, Arab Rep.
443,424.4
34
Sudan
443,092.9
35
Netherlands
435,943.9
36
Viet Nam
433,896
37
Uzbekistan
420,799
38
Iraq
347,668.9
39
Kazakhstan
342,077.3
40
Yemen, Rep.
325,043.5
41
Tanzania
305,360
42
Sweden
298,753.9
43
Puerto Rico (US)
284,509.2
44
Korea, Rep.
283,709.7
45
Colombia
281,722.8
46
Zimbabwe
267,473.2
47
Denmark
263,042.7
48
Bangladesh
256,955.4
49
Chile
255,829.5
50
Timor-Leste
247,132.8
51
New Zealand
247,112.9
52
Hungary
237,986.5
53
Ecuador
235,852.9
54
Angola
230,950.6
55
United Arab Emirates
230,167.1
56
Ethiopia
225,605.2
57
Myanmar
224,974.6
58
Taiwan
221,355.6
59
Morocco
215,122.5
60
Czechia
214,695.2
61
Portugal
214,179.1
62
Finland
212,818.3
63
Guatemala
212,683.5
64
Peru
204,875
65
Norway
198,740.3
66
Romania
198,456.2
67
Uganda
187,012.9
68
Mali
181,375.2
69
Switzerland
180,246.2
70
Botswana
179,178.7
71
Austria
176,497.6
72
Cote d'Ivoire
169,672.8
73
Cambodia
168,786.8
74
Cameroon
164,730.9
75
Syrian Arab Republic
160,646.5
76
Israel
160,380.4
77
Azerbaijan
159,391.2
78
Belarus
159,002.2
79
Kenya
156,689.2
80
Mozambique
155,012.3
81
Burkina Faso
150,228.5
82
Bolivia
141,764.4
83
Zambia
140,666.3
84
Oman
139,878.5
85
Libya
124,348.1
86
Benin
122,486.9
87
Tunisia
121,149.1
88
Liberia
119,769.4
89
Ireland
115,475
90
Cuba
114,045.9
91
Jordan
110,942.3
92
Slovak Republic
108,585.4
93
Costa Rica
105,283.8
94
Bulgaria
96,021
95
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
95,494.1
96
Afghanistan
94,756.3
97
Greece
89,455.9
98
Dominican Republic
88,176.9
99
Kuwait
84,959.5
100
Guinea
83,749.3
101
Niger
83,128.8
102
Panama
82,271.3
103
Honduras
81,422.3
104
Lebanon
79,864.1
105
Turkmenistan
77,035.5
106
Chad
76,816.1
107
Haiti
73,822.2
108
Croatia
73,615.5
109
Malawi
69,959.9
110
Nepal
68,009.2
111
Kyrgyz Republic
67,712.6
112
Uruguay
67,319.3
113
Togo
66,358.1
114
Sierra Leone
63,337.1
115
Georgia
61,435
116
Paraguay
61,364.1
117
Lithuania
60,332.8
118
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
59,780.8
119
Namibia
56,377.2
120
Senegal
56,330.7
121
El Salvador
53,922.4
122
Nicaragua
50,071.2
123
Qatar
49,979.3
124
Congo, Rep.
49,589.9
125
Sri Lanka
48,130.3
126
Madagascar
46,432.1
127
Tajikistan
46,396.6
128
Jamaica
46,116.2
129
Bosnia and Herzegovina
46,068.8
130
Central African Republic
44,799.5
131
Singapore
44,795.6
132
Mauritania
43,494.3
133
Gabon
43,182.3
134
Latvia
42,138
135
Gambia, The
41,631.1
136
Burundi
39,074.8
137
Rwanda
36,967.4
138
Moldova
36,848.6
139
Estonia
36,548.3
140
Luxembourg
35,497.2
141
Slovenia
35,469.5
142
Mongolia
32,402.9
143
Guyana
32,192.1
144
Armenia
32,112
145
Albania
31,575.6
146
Lesotho
31,482.8
147
Hong Kong SAR, China
30,585.3
148
Cyprus
30,264.9
149
North Macedonia
29,933.4
150
Brunei Darussalam
24,405.4
151
Guinea-Bissau
24,035.7
152
Lao PDR
20,175.4
153
Bahamas, The
17,154.6
154
Papua New Guinea
16,891.4
155
Eritrea
15,521.7
156
Suriname
15,367.9
157
Fiji
15,236.3
158
Eswatini
15,208.8
159
Mauritius
14,220.9
160
Cabo Verde
12,832.9
161
Djibouti
8,812.5
162
Iceland
8,486
163
Barbados
8,160.5
164
New Caledonia
7,822
165
Comoros
6,899
166
Equatorial Guinea
6,415.5
167
Sao Tome and Principe
6,198.6
168
Bhutan
5,614.8
169
Andorra
4,924
170
Bahrain
4,431.4
171
Solomon Islands
4,346.3
172
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
4,173.9
173
American Samoa
3,947.5
174
Vanuatu
3,516.6
175
Trinidad and Tobago
3,502.7
176
Aruba
3,105.3
177
Greenland
3,016.2
178
Belize
2,588.2
179
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,101.2
180
Samoa
1,346.1
181
Malta
1,301.8
182
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1,262.7
183
Grenada
1,237.1
184
Faroe Islands
663
185
Tonga
655.9
186
Dominica
497.2
187
Antigua and Barbuda
440
188
St. Lucia
183.2
189
St. Kitts and Nevis
113.7
190
Liechtenstein
86.1
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