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World Bank (WDI)
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210 countries · 1970–2025
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1
Guatemala
7
2
Indonesia
7
3
Liechtenstein
7
4
Serbia
7
5
Estonia
7
6
Afghanistan
7
7
Namibia
7
8
Tanzania
7
9
Poland
7
10
Uzbekistan
7
11
Sweden
7
12
Hungary
7
13
Gambia, The
7
14
Equatorial Guinea
7
15
Russian Federation
7
16
Finland
7
17
Kyrgyz Republic
7
18
South Africa
7
19
Latvia
7
20
Guinea
7
21
El Salvador
7
22
Papua New Guinea
7
23
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
7
24
Lithuania
7
25
Croatia
7
26
Zambia
7
27
Moldova
7
28
Ethiopia
7
29
Niger
7
30
Mali
7
31
Bulgaria
7
32
Tajikistan
7
33
Luxembourg
6
34
Iceland
6
35
Bolivia
6
36
Kenya
6
37
Iraq
6
38
Nigeria
6
39
Brazil
6
40
Paraguay
6
41
Rwanda
6
42
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6
43
Denmark
6
44
Uganda
6
45
Cambodia
6
46
Malawi
6
47
Bahrain
6
48
Kiribati
6
49
Portugal
6
50
Saudi Arabia
6
51
India
6
52
Brunei Darussalam
6
53
Sudan
6
54
Korea, Rep.
6
55
Bangladesh
6
56
Bhutan
6
57
Kuwait
6
58
Senegal
6
59
Lao PDR
6
60
Puerto Rico (US)
6
61
Burkina Faso
6
62
Botswana
6
63
Haiti
6
64
Tuvalu
6
65
Singapore
6
66
Lebanon
6
67
Venezuela, RB
6
68
Central African Republic
6
69
Honduras
6
70
Liberia
6
71
Benin
6
72
Canada
6
73
Solomon Islands
6
74
Hong Kong SAR, China
6
75
Belgium
6
76
Turkiye
6
77
Libya
6
78
Guyana
6
79
Dominican Republic
6
80
Switzerland
6
81
Sierra Leone
6
82
Guam
6
83
Burundi
6
84
Chile
6
85
Tunisia
6
86
Palau
6
87
Syrian Arab Republic
6
88
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
6
89
Azerbaijan
6
90
China
6
91
Greece
6
92
Lesotho
6
93
Philippines
6
94
Austria
6
95
Cote d'Ivoire
6
96
San Marino
6
97
Guinea-Bissau
6
98
Malaysia
6
99
Viet Nam
6
100
Peru
6
101
Cameroon
6
102
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
6
103
Macao SAR, China
6
104
Congo, Dem. Rep.
6
105
Tonga
6
106
Panama
6
107
Vanuatu
6
108
Morocco
6
109
Congo, Rep.
6
110
Monaco
6
111
American Samoa
6
112
South Sudan
6
113
Ghana
6
114
Timor-Leste
6
115
Armenia
6
116
Georgia
6
117
Madagascar
6
118
Oman
6
119
Colombia
6
120
Sao Tome and Principe
6
121
Comoros
6
122
Argentina
6
123
Suriname
6
124
New Caledonia
6
125
Maldives
6
126
Turkmenistan
6
127
Mexico
6
128
United Arab Emirates
6
129
Gabon
6
130
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
6
131
Algeria
6
132
Cabo Verde
6
133
Slovak Republic
6
134
Yemen, Rep.
6
135
Costa Rica
6
136
France
6
137
Marshall Islands
6
138
Fiji
6
139
North Macedonia
6
140
Naoero
6
141
Andorra
6
142
Slovenia
6
143
Albania
6
144
Cuba
6
145
Curacao
6
146
Thailand
6
147
Spain
6
148
Angola
6
149
Norway
6
150
Montenegro
6
151
Eswatini
6
152
Chad
6
153
Cyprus
6
154
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
6
155
Eritrea
6
156
Mongolia
6
157
Netherlands
6
158
Togo
6
159
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
160
Aruba
6
161
Mozambique
6
162
Czechia
6
163
Mauritania
6
164
Nicaragua
6
165
Seychelles
6
166
Ecuador
6
167
Germany
6
168
Zimbabwe
6
169
Turks and Caicos Islands
6
170
Uruguay
6
171
Qatar
6
172
Jamaica
6
173
Jordan
6
174
Italy
6
175
Belarus
6
176
Romania
6
177
Japan
6
178
French Polynesia
6
179
Djibouti
6
180
Israel
6
181
Kazakhstan
6
182
West Bank and Gaza
6
183
Ukraine
6
184
United States
6
185
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6
186
St. Kitts and Nevis
5
187
Samoa
5
188
Antigua and Barbuda
5
189
Australia
5
190
Cayman Islands
5
191
United Kingdom
5
192
Sri Lanka
5
193
Dominica
5
194
New Zealand
5
195
Bahamas, The
5
196
Belize
5
197
Malta
5
198
British Virgin Islands
5
199
Nepal
5
200
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5
201
St. Lucia
5
202
Pakistan
5
203
Mauritius
5
204
Grenada
5
205
Barbados
5
206
Ireland
5
207
Myanmar
5
208
Gibraltar
5
209
Trinidad and Tobago
5
210
Bermuda
5
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