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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2021
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  1. 1China1.43M
  2. 2United States262,244
  3. 3Japan222,452
  4. 4Korea, Rep.186,245
  5. 5Germany39,822
  6. 6India26,267
  7. 7Russian Federation19,569
  8. 8France13,386
  9. 9United Kingdom11,592
  10. 10Italy10,281
  11. 11Iran, Islamic Rep.10,210
  12. 12Turkiye8,234
  13. 13Canada4,710
  14. 14Brazil4,666
  15. 15Poland3,377
  16. 16Australia2,966
  17. 17Netherlands2,080
  18. 18Singapore2,024
  19. 19Austria1,872
  20. 20South Africa1,804
  21. 21Sweden1,771
  22. 22Israel1,592
  23. 23Finland1,557
  24. 24Saudi Arabia1,398
  25. 25Indonesia1,397
  26. 26Spain1,308
  27. 27Ukraine1,302
  28. 28Switzerland1,288
  29. 29Mexico1,117
  30. 30Denmark1,090
  31. 31Viet Nam1,066
  32. 32Norway946
  33. 33Malaysia883
  34. 34Egypt, Arab Rep.881
  35. 35Thailand867
  36. 36Belgium799
  37. 37Romania772
  38. 38Portugal711
  39. 39Czechia541
  40. 40Philippines490
  41. 41Hungary433
  42. 42Colombia432
  43. 43Pakistan426
  44. 44Uzbekistan413
  45. 45Argentina406
  46. 46Chile402
  47. 47Hong Kong SAR, China401
  48. 48Greece394
  49. 49New Zealand330
  50. 50Belarus276
  51. 51Algeria268
  52. 52Sri Lanka266
  53. 53Morocco254
  54. 54Slovenia222
  55. 55Bulgaria165
  56. 56Kenya160
  57. 57Slovak Republic146
  58. 58Serbia138
  59. 59Azerbaijan119
  60. 60Luxembourg112
  61. 61Mongolia109
  62. 62Latvia104
  63. 63Syrian Arab Republic102
  64. 64Peru94
  65. 65Georgia90
  66. 66Kyrgyz Republic83
  67. 67Lithuania81
  68. 68Croatia77
  69. 69Ireland75
  70. 70Bangladesh74
  71. 71Barbados73
  72. 72United Arab Emirates69
  73. 73Moldova64
  74. 74Bosnia and Herzegovina53
  75. 75Qatar47
  76. 76North Macedonia42
  77. 77Armenia40
  78. 77Guyana40
  79. 78Panama35
  80. 78Ecuador35
  81. 79Iceland34
  82. 80Oman30
  83. 80Mozambique30
  84. 81Jordan25
  85. 81Estonia25
  86. 82Albania23
  87. 83Cuba21
  88. 84Yemen, Rep.20
  89. 85Jamaica16
  90. 86Costa Rica15
  91. 87Rwanda14
  92. 87Uganda14
  93. 88Zambia13
  94. 89Paraguay10
  95. 90Guatemala9
  96. 91Dominican Republic7
  97. 91San Marino7
  98. 92Mauritius6
  99. 92Madagascar6
  100. 93Monaco5
  101. 93Bolivia5
  102. 93Malta5
  103. 94Botswana3
  104. 94Bahrain3
  105. 94Djibouti3
  106. 94Andorra3
  107. 95Brunei Darussalam2
  108. 95Macao SAR, China2
  109. 95El Salvador2
  110. 95Trinidad and Tobago2
  111. 96Samoa1
  112. 96Cabo Verde1
  113. 96Cyprus1

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