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Value
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1
China
41.3M
2
India
27.78M
3
United States
24.97M
4
Brazil
8.79M
5
Indonesia
8.14M
6
Russian Federation
6.1M
7
Japan
5.87M
8
Mexico
5.76M
9
Nigeria
5.62M
10
Pakistan
4.94M
11
France
4.28M
12
Germany
4.13M
13
Turkiye
4.03M
14
Italy
4M
15
United Kingdom
3.67M
16
Viet Nam
3.64M
17
Philippines
3.55M
18
Spain
3.48M
19
Thailand
3.43M
20
Egypt, Arab Rep.
3.25M
21
Bangladesh
3.25M
22
Iran, Islamic Rep.
2.88M
23
Saudi Arabia
2.71M
24
Korea, Rep.
2.51M
25
Argentina
2.41M
26
South Africa
2.4M
27
Poland
2.07M
28
Canada
1.9M
29
Iraq
1.8M
30
Colombia
1.77M
31
Malaysia
1.53M
32
Algeria
1.48M
33
Taiwan
1.46M
34
Myanmar
1.44M
35
Ukraine
1.43M
36
Venezuela, RB
1.4M
37
Australia
1.4M
38
Congo, Dem. Rep.
1.3M
39
Morocco
1.26M
40
Peru
1.23M
41
Tanzania
1.17M
42
Sudan
1.09M
43
Chile
1.09M
44
Uzbekistan
1.04M
45
United Arab Emirates
1.02M
46
Angola
975,900.6
47
Kenya
955,894.4
48
Ethiopia
926,463.3
49
Yemen, Rep.
906,766.4
50
Netherlands
862,288.3
51
Afghanistan
862,019.3
52
Ghana
861,903.3
53
Uganda
858,272.6
54
Cambodia
847,955.8
55
Kazakhstan
778,540.1
56
Sri Lanka
764,507.1
57
Ecuador
746,183.3
58
Syrian Arab Republic
706,506.4
59
Cameroon
694,791.1
60
Hong Kong SAR, China
678,698.3
61
Romania
666,057.2
62
Hungary
664,162.3
63
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
653,267
64
Belgium
635,845.6
65
Greece
609,193.3
66
Austria
601,222.1
67
Czechia
592,351.3
68
Jordan
589,710.1
69
Portugal
581,288
70
Cote d'Ivoire
577,942.6
71
Cuba
563,661.8
72
Israel
511,845.7
73
Nepal
510,593.4
74
Guatemala
484,507.2
75
Sweden
477,875.9
76
Mozambique
477,724.1
77
Belarus
449,108.6
78
Tunisia
435,760.7
79
Dominican Republic
399,108.8
80
Switzerland
376,107.9
81
Singapore
372,438.3
82
Slovak Republic
371,776.5
83
New Zealand
370,460.7
84
Kuwait
369,223.5
85
Senegal
354,774.6
86
Serbia
353,004.5
87
South Sudan
348,356.8
88
Azerbaijan
345,963.7
89
Bolivia
333,918
90
Denmark
324,220.9
91
Finland
319,761.9
92
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
316,351.2
93
Zambia
314,620.8
94
Haiti
309,003.1
95
Madagascar
307,316.8
96
Paraguay
304,799.8
97
Kyrgyz Republic
292,541.9
98
Chad
283,496.9
99
Bulgaria
279,790.2
100
Tajikistan
278,436.3
101
Ireland
277,401.6
102
Mali
277,018.7
103
Rwanda
272,680.6
104
Croatia
261,200.3
105
Burkina Faso
256,411.7
106
Honduras
255,443.7
107
Oman
247,601.8
108
Benin
234,416.9
109
Norway
230,503.2
110
Lebanon
227,622
111
Puerto Rico (US)
226,061.3
112
El Salvador
225,957.1
113
Malawi
223,591.5
114
Zimbabwe
212,875
115
Costa Rica
212,078.6
116
Qatar
206,873.8
117
Papua New Guinea
206,809
118
West Bank and Gaza
206,322.2
119
Turkmenistan
202,767.1
120
Libya
199,126.7
121
Uruguay
198,387.5
122
Nicaragua
198,106.5
123
Burundi
188,892.6
124
Niger
185,714.7
125
Lao PDR
177,380.4
126
Panama
177,083.8
127
Lithuania
175,036.6
128
Georgia
169,525.9
129
Togo
154,634.2
130
Congo, Rep.
146,110.2
131
Guinea
131,711
132
Albania
130,912.2
133
Jamaica
128,664.4
134
Latvia
123,061.7
135
Slovenia
121,793.1
136
Bosnia and Herzegovina
120,232.7
137
Mongolia
115,386.5
138
Mauritania
110,389.1
139
Botswana
106,753.6
140
Armenia
105,296.8
141
Trinidad and Tobago
93,659.1
142
Sierra Leone
92,387.8
143
North Macedonia
89,784.7
144
Liberia
85,815.4
145
Estonia
84,473.8
146
Namibia
84,389.8
147
Bahrain
81,656.1
148
Gabon
76,503.1
149
Equatorial Guinea
69,863.7
150
Cyprus
68,998.5
151
Moldova
68,186.6
152
Central African Republic
66,145.5
153
Eritrea
63,934.1
154
Mauritius
57,631.9
155
Macao SAR, China
56,262.4
156
Lesotho
55,644.1
157
Gambia, The
44,910.8
158
Brunei Darussalam
43,226.3
159
Montenegro
42,867.4
160
Guinea-Bissau
34,943.7
161
Malta
34,754.3
162
Luxembourg
34,091.6
163
Bahamas, The
33,868.5
164
Djibouti
33,213.6
165
Fiji
29,303.2
166
Belize
29,059.1
167
Eswatini
28,973.8
168
Timor-Leste
28,562.2
169
Guyana
27,529.6
170
Suriname
24,303.1
171
Cabo Verde
23,695.4
172
French Polynesia
23,074.8
173
New Caledonia
22,691.9
174
Barbados
21,146.7
175
Maldives
19,788.9
176
Iceland
19,452.5
177
Comoros
19,147.5
178
Curacao
16,179.5
179
Guam
14,517.1
180
Solomon Islands
12,957.2
181
Bhutan
12,456.1
182
St. Lucia
10,153.4
183
Aruba
9,606.6
184
Vanuatu
9,580.2
185
Seychelles
8,834.7
186
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
7,839
187
Sao Tome and Principe
7,325.2
188
Samoa
7,248.9
189
Antigua and Barbuda
6,983.8
190
Grenada
6,784.7
191
Andorra
6,326.9
192
Cayman Islands
5,222.2
193
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5,059.7
194
Northern Mariana Islands
4,405.4
195
St. Kitts and Nevis
4,172.7
196
Isle of Man
3,894.9
197
Bermuda
3,759.9
198
Tonga
3,551.1
199
Dominica
3,508.9
200
Turks and Caicos Islands
3,490.5
201
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3,432.1
202
Faroe Islands
3,325.3
203
Monaco
2,979.7
204
British Virgin Islands
2,745.3
205
San Marino
2,623
206
Greenland
2,482.7
207
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2,105.6
208
Kiribati
2,001.8
209
American Samoa
1,981.4
210
Gibraltar
1,706.9
211
Liechtenstein
1,694.4
212
St. Martin (French part)
1,627.9
213
Marshall Islands
1,199.4
214
Naoero
914.2
215
Palau
807.6
216
Tuvalu
326.1
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