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196 countries · 2002–2025
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2025
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Value
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1
Germany
40
2
Denmark
40
3
New Zealand
40
4
Ireland
40
5
Uruguay
40
6
Sweden
40
7
Finland
40
8
Japan
40
9
San Marino
39
10
Portugal
39
11
United Kingdom
39
12
Canada
39
13
Australia
39
14
Slovenia
39
15
Estonia
39
16
Netherlands
39
17
Norway
39
18
Switzerland
39
19
Taiwan
38
20
Andorra
38
21
Cabo Verde
38
22
Costa Rica
38
23
Cyprus
38
24
Chile
38
25
France
38
26
Austria
38
27
Luxembourg
38
28
Iceland
38
29
Bahamas, The
38
30
St. Lucia
38
31
Belgium
38
32
Lithuania
38
33
Marshall Islands
38
34
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
37
35
Palau
37
36
Dominica
37
37
Czechia
37
38
Latvia
37
39
Barbados
37
40
Tuvalu
37
41
Spain
37
42
Grenada
37
43
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
36
44
Mongolia
36
45
Kiribati
36
46
Mauritius
36
47
Romania
35
48
Ghana
35
49
Suriname
35
50
Sao Tome and Principe
35
51
Italy
35
52
Seychelles
35
53
Greece
35
54
Argentina
35
55
St. Kitts and Nevis
35
56
Slovak Republic
35
57
Panama
35
58
Malta
35
59
Belize
34
60
Israel
34
61
Jamaica
34
62
Trinidad and Tobago
34
63
South Africa
34
64
Poland
34
65
Croatia
34
66
Korea, Rep.
33
67
Bhutan
33
68
Liechtenstein
33
69
Timor-Leste
33
70
Vanuatu
32
71
Samoa
32
72
United States
32
73
Naoero
32
74
Antigua and Barbuda
32
75
Colombia
31
76
India
31
77
Liberia
31
78
Lesotho
31
79
Botswana
31
80
Brazil
30
81
Malawi
30
82
Bolivia
30
83
Senegal
30
84
Bulgaria
30
85
Tonga
29
86
Guyana
29
87
Sri Lanka
29
88
Fiji
28
89
Albania
28
90
Indonesia
28
91
North Macedonia
28
92
Namibia
28
93
Ecuador
27
94
Dominican Republic
27
95
Solomon Islands
27
96
Nepal
27
97
Peru
27
98
Paraguay
26
99
Mexico
26
100
Montenegro
26
101
Monaco
25
102
Philippines
25
103
Moldova
25
104
Hungary
24
105
Armenia
23
106
Sierra Leone
23
107
Malaysia
22
108
Ukraine
22
109
Papua New Guinea
22
110
Gambia, The
22
111
Zambia
22
112
Kenya
21
113
Honduras
21
114
Nigeria
20
115
Maldives
19
116
Benin
19
117
Singapore
19
118
Guatemala
19
119
Georgia
19
120
Serbia
18
121
Bosnia and Herzegovina
17
122
Cote d'Ivoire
17
123
Turkiye
16
124
Madagascar
16
125
Iraq
16
126
Comoros
16
127
Lebanon
15
128
El Salvador
15
129
Mauritania
15
130
Bangladesh
15
131
Mozambique
13
132
Morocco
13
133
Jordan
12
134
Pakistan
12
135
Tunisia
11
136
Thailand
11
137
Togo
11
138
Angola
10
139
Algeria
10
140
Uganda
10
141
Hong Kong SAR, China
9
142
Zimbabwe
8
143
Ethiopia
8
144
Kuwait
7
145
Rwanda
7
146
Brunei Darussalam
7
147
Qatar
7
148
Guinea-Bissau
7
149
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
150
Guinea
6
151
Tanzania
6
152
Cameroon
6
153
Oman
6
154
Haiti
5
155
Djibouti
5
156
Gabon
5
157
Kazakhstan
5
158
United Arab Emirates
5
159
Congo, Dem. Rep.
4
160
Viet Nam
4
161
Iran, Islamic Rep.
4
162
Kyrgyz Republic
4
163
Cambodia
4
164
Russian Federation
4
165
Mali
3
166
Niger
3
167
Nicaragua
2
168
Uzbekistan
2
169
Bahrain
2
170
Lao PDR
2
171
Burundi
2
172
Burkina Faso
2
173
Libya
2
174
Congo, Rep.
2
175
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2
176
Eritrea
1
177
Eswatini
1
178
Central African Republic
1
179
Afghanistan
1
180
Belarus
1
181
Yemen, Rep.
1
182
Saudi Arabia
1
183
Chad
1
184
Equatorial Guinea
0
185
Tajikistan
0
186
Cuba
0
187
Azerbaijan
0
188
Venezuela, RB
0
189
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0
190
Turkmenistan
0
191
Syrian Arab Republic
-2
192
China
-2
193
Myanmar
-2
194
Sudan
-4
195
South Sudan
-4
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