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1
Angola
37.84M
2
Australia
35.17M
3
Congo, Dem. Rep.
33.96M
4
South Sudan
29.68M
5
Brazil
25.09M
6
Zambia
22.15M
7
Mozambique
17.67M
8
Central African Republic
14.76M
9
Bolivia
11M
10
Russian Federation
9.77M
11
Tanzania
8.1M
12
Mali
7.39M
13
Nigeria
6.7M
14
Sudan
6.4M
15
Chad
5.96M
16
Ghana
5.52M
17
Venezuela, RB
5.17M
18
South Africa
4.7M
19
Canada
4.62M
20
Congo, Rep.
4.53M
21
Senegal
4.15M
22
Ethiopia
4.01M
23
Madagascar
3.94M
24
China
3.83M
25
United States
3.81M
26
Burkina Faso
3.77M
27
Guinea
3.53M
28
India
3.46M
29
Myanmar
2.66M
30
Botswana
2.19M
31
Cameroon
2.18M
32
Cambodia
2.17M
33
Paraguay
1.94M
34
Argentina
1.88M
35
Mexico
1.86M
36
Uganda
1.67M
37
Colombia
1.55M
38
Cote d'Ivoire
1.42M
39
Zimbabwe
1.34M
40
Ukraine
1.25M
41
Benin
1.09M
42
Lao PDR
1.08M
43
Namibia
1.06M
44
Viet Nam
956,261.5
45
Sierra Leone
921,443.8
46
Thailand
825,942.2
47
Niger
809,155.9
48
Iran, Islamic Rep.
647,754
49
Gabon
638,888.6
50
Togo
631,311.2
51
Kazakhstan
568,566.4
52
Turkiye
546,821.5
53
Nepal
518,465.1
54
Iraq
458,661.2
55
Honduras
419,700.7
56
Malawi
381,942.2
57
Guatemala
368,611.9
58
Pakistan
366,787.3
59
Kenya
352,018.8
60
Nicaragua
328,320.4
61
Guinea-Bissau
307,412.7
62
Peru
301,595.4
63
Mongolia
262,978.3
64
Guyana
251,859
65
Gambia, The
239,687.9
66
Cuba
225,928.3
67
Mauritania
204,762.9
68
Syrian Arab Republic
154,275.2
69
Portugal
140,086.3
70
Indonesia
134,891.5
71
Eswatini
134,290.5
72
Philippines
133,045.5
73
Papua New Guinea
122,183.7
74
Serbia
114,541.9
75
Belize
95,158.2
76
Ecuador
88,289.1
77
Bangladesh
86,400.1
78
North Macedonia
66,694.5
79
Chile
66,608.6
80
Egypt, Arab Rep.
59,374.6
81
Liberia
53,578.8
82
Suriname
52,784.6
83
Rwanda
50,273.1
84
Burundi
42,867.3
85
Greece
42,867.3
86
Lesotho
42,674.1
87
Romania
35,955.3
88
Bulgaria
34,452.7
89
Azerbaijan
34,216.6
90
Malaysia
30,867.9
91
Costa Rica
29,987.8
92
Albania
28,721.3
93
Spain
24,664.3
94
Bahamas, The
17,644.9
95
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
16,593.1
96
Panama
16,249.7
97
Italy
15,820.3
98
Turkmenistan
15,605.7
99
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
13,609.4
100
Bosnia and Herzegovina
12,922.5
101
Saudi Arabia
12,793.7
102
Eritrea
12,042.4
103
Belarus
12,020.9
104
Japan
11,162.3
105
Georgia
10,453.9
106
Dominican Republic
9,230.3
107
Croatia
9,187.4
108
New Caledonia
7,792.1
109
Montenegro
7,684.8
110
Uruguay
7,577.5
111
Israel
6,890.5
112
Uzbekistan
5,774.3
113
Bhutan
5,645.5
114
Trinidad and Tobago
4,443.4
115
Algeria
4,228.8
116
France
3,799.5
117
Timor-Leste
3,563.3
118
Hungary
3,219.9
119
Comoros
2,919.4
120
Moldova
2,769.1
121
Jamaica
2,575.9
122
El Salvador
2,361.3
123
Haiti
1,717.3
124
Iceland
1,695.8
125
Cyprus
1,588.5
126
New Zealand
1,481.1
127
Lebanon
1,416.7
128
Equatorial Guinea
1,416.7
129
Armenia
1,373.8
130
Afghanistan
1,373.8
131
Jordan
1,245
132
Sri Lanka
1,223.6
133
Czechia
1,030.4
134
Austria
944.5
135
Morocco
493.7
136
Korea, Rep.
472.3
137
Tunisia
429.3
138
West Bank and Gaza
429.3
139
Kyrgyz Republic
429.3
140
Fiji
429.3
141
Estonia
343.5
142
Slovak Republic
343.5
143
Taiwan
322
144
Poland
300.5
145
Lithuania
236.1
146
Latvia
171.7
147
Mauritius
150.3
148
Germany
128.8
149
Brunei Darussalam
107.3
150
Puerto Rico (US)
85.9
151
Yemen, Rep.
64.4
152
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
42.9
153
Slovenia
21.5
154
Switzerland
21.5
155
Grenada
21.5
156
Ireland
0
157
Faroe Islands
0
158
Belgium
0
159
Antigua and Barbuda
0
160
Finland
0
161
Luxembourg
0
162
Macao SAR, China
0
163
American Samoa
0
164
Bahrain
0
165
Liechtenstein
0
166
St. Lucia
0
167
Libya
0
168
Bermuda
0
169
United Arab Emirates
0
170
Denmark
0
171
Dominica
0
172
Barbados
0
173
Djibouti
0
174
Andorra
0
175
United Kingdom
0
176
Cayman Islands
0
177
Kuwait
0
178
Greenland
0
179
Cabo Verde
0
180
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
181
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
182
Guam
0
183
Isle of Man
0
184
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
185
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0
186
Netherlands
0
187
Norway
0
188
Naoero
0
189
Tuvalu
0
190
Palau
0
191
Tonga
0
192
Oman
0
193
Samoa
0
194
Vanuatu
0
195
Northern Mariana Islands
0
196
British Virgin Islands
0
197
Tajikistan
0
198
French Polynesia
0
199
Qatar
0
200
Turks and Caicos Islands
0
201
Seychelles
0
202
Singapore
0
203
Solomon Islands
0
204
Sweden
0
205
San Marino
0
206
Malta
0
207
Sao Tome and Principe
0
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