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League table

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  1. 1Singapore10
  2. 1Croatia10
  3. 1Slovenia10
  4. 1Korea, Rep.10
  5. 1Qatar10
  6. 1Uruguay10
  7. 1Latvia10
  8. 1Estonia10
  9. 1Slovak Republic10
  10. 1United Arab Emirates10
  11. 1Lithuania10
  12. 1Taiwan10
  13. 1Poland10
  14. 2Chile9.5
  15. 2Montenegro9.5
  16. 2Romania9.5
  17. 2Mauritius9.5
  18. 2North Macedonia9.5
  19. 2Czechia9.5
  20. 3Malaysia9
  21. 3Costa Rica9
  22. 3Botswana9
  23. 3Bulgaria9
  24. 3Albania9
  25. 3Oman9
  26. 3Viet Nam9
  27. 3Kuwait9
  28. 4Bhutan8.5
  29. 4Kyrgyz Republic8.5
  30. 4Bahrain8.5
  31. 4Serbia8.5
  32. 4China8.5
  33. 4Hungary8.5
  34. 4Azerbaijan8.5
  35. 5Tunisia8
  36. 5Kazakhstan8
  37. 5Saudi Arabia8
  38. 5Eswatini8
  39. 5Algeria8
  40. 5Dominican Republic8
  41. 5Belarus8
  42. 5Gabon8
  43. 5Mongolia8
  44. 5Jordan8
  45. 6Trinidad and Tobago7.5
  46. 6Cote d'Ivoire7.5
  47. 6Malawi7.5
  48. 6India7.5
  49. 6Tajikistan7.5
  50. 6Ghana7.5
  51. 6Turkmenistan7.5
  52. 6Lesotho7.5
  53. 6Timor-Leste7.5
  54. 6Bosnia and Herzegovina7.5
  55. 6Namibia7.5
  56. 6Turkiye7.5
  57. 6Cuba7.5
  58. 6Rwanda7.5
  59. 6Gambia, The7.5
  60. 6Sri Lanka7.5
  61. 6Lao PDR7.5
  62. 6Uzbekistan7.5
  63. 6Armenia7.5
  64. 6Argentina7.5
  65. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7.5
  66. 6Jamaica7.5
  67. 7Benin7
  68. 7Liberia7
  69. 7Mauritania7
  70. 7El Salvador7
  71. 7Zambia7
  72. 7Indonesia7
  73. 7Morocco7
  74. 7Egypt, Arab Rep.7
  75. 7Russian Federation7
  76. 7Thailand7
  77. 7Cambodia7
  78. 7Bangladesh7
  79. 7Panama7
  80. 7Tanzania7
  81. 7Equatorial Guinea7
  82. 8Brazil6.5
  83. 8Guinea6.5
  84. 8Nicaragua6.5
  85. 8Moldova6.5
  86. 8Nepal6.5
  87. 8Paraguay6.5
  88. 8Djibouti6.5
  89. 8Bolivia6.5
  90. 8Peru6.5
  91. 8Uganda6.5
  92. 8Senegal6.5
  93. 9South Africa6
  94. 9Zimbabwe6
  95. 9Iran, Islamic Rep.6
  96. 9Iraq6
  97. 9Togo6
  98. 9Angola6
  99. 9Sierra Leone6
  100. 9Ecuador6
  101. 10Colombia5.5
  102. 10Mexico5.5
  103. 10Georgia5.5
  104. 10Burundi5.5
  105. 10Philippines5.5
  106. 10Congo, Rep.5.5
  107. 10Kenya5.5
  108. 10Ukraine5.5
  109. 10Mozambique5.5
  110. 10Honduras5.5
  111. 11Guatemala5
  112. 11Cameroon5
  113. 11Guinea-Bissau5
  114. 12Burkina Faso4.5
  115. 12Pakistan4.5
  116. 12Ethiopia4.5
  117. 12Niger4.5
  118. 12Afghanistan4.5
  119. 12Madagascar4.5
  120. 12Eritrea4.5
  121. 13Papua New Guinea4
  122. 13Chad4
  123. 13Nigeria4
  124. 13Venezuela, RB4
  125. 13Mali4
  126. 14Lebanon3.5
  127. 15Central African Republic3
  128. 16Syrian Arab Republic2.5
  129. 16Congo, Dem. Rep.2.5
  130. 17Sudan2
  131. 17South Sudan2
  132. 17Myanmar2
  133. 17Yemen, Rep.2
  134. 18Libya1.5
  135. 18Haiti1.5
  136. 18Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.5

Basic state functions