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2014
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Country
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Value
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1
Solomon Islands
649%
2
Equatorial Guinea
506.2%
3
Malaysia
262.1%
4
Sao Tome and Principe
178.6%
5
Kazakhstan
175.7%
6
Syrian Arab Republic
175.2%
7
Benin
171%
8
Papua New Guinea
151.5%
9
Ghana
136.8%
10
Cameroon
129.2%
11
Rwanda
126.8%
12
Russian Federation
125.2%
13
Congo, Rep.
125%
14
Congo, Dem. Rep.
122.1%
15
Ukraine
120.1%
16
Argentina
118.4%
17
Romania
107.2%
18
Togo
106.5%
19
Dominica
104.4%
20
Tanzania
103.6%
21
Burundi
103%
22
Nigeria
100.1%
23
Moldova
98.5%
24
West Bank and Gaza
98.3%
25
Uganda
98%
26
Lithuania
96.5%
27
Burkina Faso
95.9%
28
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
94.4%
29
Guam
93.5%
30
Hungary
93%
31
Chad
87.6%
32
Ireland
86.9%
33
Austria
86%
34
Ethiopia
85.3%
35
Angola
83.7%
36
Niger
83.7%
37
Paraguay
82.5%
38
Iraq
81.4%
39
Haiti
80.9%
40
Indonesia
80.4%
41
Sierra Leone
78.9%
42
Denmark
74.3%
43
France
73.9%
44
Comoros
72.6%
45
Guinea
72.1%
46
United States
71.6%
47
Serbia
70.3%
48
Slovak Republic
70.1%
49
Bolivia
70.1%
50
Lao PDR
68.6%
51
Azerbaijan
67.8%
52
United Kingdom
66.7%
53
Estonia
65.4%
54
Kyrgyz Republic
65.2%
55
Mozambique
64.4%
56
Grenada
62.6%
57
Germany
62.6%
58
Guinea-Bissau
62.2%
59
Uruguay
62.2%
60
American Samoa
62.1%
61
Australia
62%
62
Kenya
62%
63
Liberia
61.7%
64
Latvia
61.4%
65
Madagascar
61.3%
66
Mali
60.2%
67
Myanmar
60.1%
68
Canada
59.5%
69
Afghanistan
59.5%
70
South Africa
59.4%
71
Turkiye
59%
72
Kiribati
58.6%
73
Brazil
57.5%
74
Bulgaria
57.5%
75
North Macedonia
57.3%
76
Finland
57.1%
77
Honduras
57%
78
Gabon
56.9%
79
Gambia, The
56.8%
80
Czechia
56%
81
Iran, Islamic Rep.
56%
82
Malawi
55.8%
83
Morocco
55.2%
84
Tajikistan
54.4%
85
Sudan
53.3%
86
Sweden
53%
87
Italy
52.6%
88
Bhutan
50.5%
89
Croatia
50.3%
90
Greece
50.2%
91
Timor-Leste
48.8%
92
Zambia
48.6%
93
Uzbekistan
48.5%
94
Eritrea
48.3%
95
Cambodia
48.1%
96
Tunisia
47.6%
97
Armenia
46.6%
98
Mexico
45.7%
99
Vanuatu
45.6%
100
South Sudan
45.3%
101
Poland
45.3%
102
French Polynesia
44.8%
103
Guatemala
44.5%
104
Naoero
44.3%
105
Nepal
43.6%
106
Lesotho
43.5%
107
Belarus
43.4%
108
Senegal
41.9%
109
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
41.8%
110
Central African Republic
41.1%
111
Ecuador
39.9%
112
Guyana
39.6%
113
Philippines
39.4%
114
Zimbabwe
38.3%
115
Thailand
38.2%
116
Egypt, Arab Rep.
37.3%
117
Tonga
37.2%
118
Netherlands
37.1%
119
Switzerland
36.7%
120
Spain
36.4%
121
Chile
36.1%
122
Belgium
36%
123
India
34.3%
124
Nicaragua
34.1%
125
Viet Nam
33%
126
Albania
32.8%
127
Samoa
32.3%
128
Oman
32%
129
China
32%
130
Peru
31.5%
131
El Salvador
30.8%
132
Algeria
30.1%
133
Belize
30%
134
Slovenia
30%
135
Israel
29%
136
Cabo Verde
28.6%
137
Bangladesh
28%
138
Japan
27.9%
139
Yemen, Rep.
27.8%
140
Libya
27.1%
141
Pakistan
26.7%
142
Bermuda
26.2%
143
Colombia
25.9%
144
Jamaica
25.5%
145
Korea, Rep.
25.2%
146
Costa Rica
24.3%
147
Turkmenistan
24.2%
148
Lebanon
24.1%
149
St. Kitts and Nevis
23.9%
150
Suriname
22.3%
151
Namibia
22%
152
Cuba
21.6%
153
Panama
21%
154
Norway
20.4%
155
Dominican Republic
20.2%
156
Sri Lanka
20.1%
157
Bosnia and Herzegovina
19.2%
158
Portugal
19.2%
159
Luxembourg
18.3%
160
Venezuela, RB
18.1%
161
Mauritania
17.4%
162
Bahamas, The
17.3%
163
Seychelles
16.7%
164
Maldives
16.6%
165
Fiji
15.8%
166
Jordan
15.2%
167
Antigua and Barbuda
14.1%
168
Georgia
14%
169
Malta
12.9%
170
Montenegro
12.4%
171
Kuwait
11.6%
172
Mauritius
11.2%
173
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
10.6%
174
Faroe Islands
10.6%
175
St. Lucia
10%
176
Cyprus
9.3%
177
Bahrain
8.8%
178
Puerto Rico (US)
7.5%
179
Barbados
7.4%
180
Djibouti
7%
181
New Caledonia
7%
182
Mongolia
6.7%
183
United Arab Emirates
6.4%
184
Cayman Islands
6.3%
185
Saudi Arabia
5.4%
186
New Zealand
5.2%
187
Botswana
4.5%
188
Singapore
2.2%
189
Trinidad and Tobago
2.1%
190
British Virgin Islands
1.8%
191
Brunei Darussalam
0.78%
192
Iceland
0.21%
193
Qatar
0.1%
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