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175 countries · 1900–2025
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Seychelles
3.7
2
Luxembourg
2.9
3
Japan
2.7
4
Bhutan
2.5
5
Liberia
2.3
6
Switzerland
2.1
7
Norway
2.1
8
Senegal
2
9
Chile
2
10
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1.8
11
Ghana
1.8
12
Morocco
1.7
13
Sierra Leone
1.7
14
Togo
1.7
15
Costa Rica
1.7
16
Dominican Republic
1.7
17
Slovenia
1.6
18
Tunisia
1.6
19
Mauritius
1.6
20
South Africa
1.6
21
Sweden
1.6
22
United Kingdom
1.6
23
Tanzania
1.5
24
Denmark
1.5
25
Australia
1.5
26
Sri Lanka
1.5
27
Germany
1.5
28
Portugal
1.4
29
Greece
1.4
30
France
1.4
31
Mongolia
1.4
32
Niger
1.4
33
Iceland
1.4
34
Jamaica
1.4
35
Jordan
1.4
36
Gambia, The
1.3
37
Moldova
1.3
38
Korea, Rep.
1.3
39
Barbados
1.2
40
Kenya
1.2
41
Libya
1.2
42
Austria
1.2
43
Netherlands
1.2
44
Vanuatu
1.2
45
Ireland
1.2
46
Taiwan
1.2
47
Syrian Arab Republic
1.1
48
Botswana
1.1
49
Latvia
1
50
Finland
1
51
Belgium
1
52
Malawi
1
53
Estonia
1
54
Czechia
0.99
55
Montenegro
0.99
56
Uruguay
0.98
57
Brazil
0.96
58
Lithuania
0.94
59
Nepal
0.91
60
Fiji
0.91
61
Georgia
0.85
62
Malta
0.82
63
Ukraine
0.81
64
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.81
65
Singapore
0.79
66
Peru
0.77
67
Croatia
0.76
68
Rwanda
0.76
69
Indonesia
0.72
70
Suriname
0.72
71
Spain
0.7
72
Israel
0.69
73
Panama
0.67
74
Lesotho
0.65
75
Namibia
0.64
76
Poland
0.62
77
Canada
0.6
78
Mauritania
0.6
79
Honduras
0.57
80
Mali
0.57
81
Solomon Islands
0.57
82
North Macedonia
0.56
83
Zambia
0.54
84
United States
0.53
85
Comoros
0.53
86
Maldives
0.53
87
Nigeria
0.52
88
Guatemala
0.49
89
Kuwait
0.48
90
Malaysia
0.47
91
Congo, Dem. Rep.
0.47
92
Timor-Leste
0.45
93
Lebanon
0.42
94
Cyprus
0.38
95
Ethiopia
0.37
96
Uganda
0.36
97
Colombia
0.33
98
Gabon
0.3
99
Italy
0.29
100
Eswatini
0.24
101
Philippines
0.24
102
Uzbekistan
0.23
103
Trinidad and Tobago
0.23
104
Ecuador
0.15
105
Argentina
0.15
106
Thailand
0.14
107
Papua New Guinea
0.14
108
Mozambique
0.13
109
Sao Tome and Principe
0.12
110
Paraguay
0.06
111
Qatar
0.02
112
Serbia
0.01
113
Bangladesh
-0.05
114
Bulgaria
-0.05
115
Benin
-0.06
116
Pakistan
-0.07
117
Romania
-0.08
118
Armenia
-0.12
119
Guyana
-0.12
120
Chad
-0.14
121
Angola
-0.15
122
Cameroon
-0.17
123
New Zealand
-0.18
124
Cabo Verde
-0.19
125
Cote d'Ivoire
-0.2
126
Egypt, Arab Rep.
-0.21
127
Slovak Republic
-0.21
128
Congo, Rep.
-0.21
129
Iran, Islamic Rep.
-0.22
130
Hungary
-0.23
131
Central African Republic
-0.24
132
India
-0.28
133
Zimbabwe
-0.3
134
Guinea
-0.31
135
Burundi
-0.32
136
Madagascar
-0.4
137
Guinea-Bissau
-0.41
138
Kazakhstan
-0.5
139
Djibouti
-0.51
140
Mexico
-0.52
141
Bolivia
-0.57
142
Kyrgyz Republic
-0.57
143
Albania
-0.6
144
Viet Nam
-0.64
145
Haiti
-0.66
146
Algeria
-0.71
147
Iraq
-0.72
148
Bahrain
-0.76
149
Sudan
-0.81
150
El Salvador
-0.93
151
Turkiye
-0.97
152
Cambodia
-1.2
153
South Sudan
-1.2
154
Oman
-1.3
155
Myanmar
-1.3
156
Azerbaijan
-1.3
157
Saudi Arabia
-1.4
158
Yemen, Rep.
-1.4
159
Lao PDR
-1.4
160
United Arab Emirates
-1.5
161
Russian Federation
-1.6
162
Cuba
-1.7
163
Hong Kong SAR, China
-1.8
164
Belarus
-1.9
165
Venezuela, RB
-1.9
166
Eritrea
-1.9
167
Equatorial Guinea
-2
168
Turkmenistan
-2
169
China
-2.1
170
Tajikistan
-2.2
171
Burkina Faso
-2.4
172
Afghanistan
-2.6
173
Nicaragua
-2.7
174
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
-3.1
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