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  1. 1Kenya10.69M
  2. 2Nigeria8.79M
  3. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.8.46M
  4. 4Tanzania7.51M
  5. 5India5.68M
  6. 6Ethiopia5.07M
  7. 7Myanmar4.98M
  8. 8Angola3.04M
  9. 9Madagascar2.97M
  10. 10Mozambique2.84M
  11. 11Pakistan2.72M
  12. 12Afghanistan2.72M
  13. 13Sudan2.31M
  14. 14Indonesia2.29M
  15. 15Uganda1.95M
  16. 16Ghana1.45M
  17. 17Chad1.44M
  18. 18South Sudan1.4M
  19. 19China1.3M
  20. 20Cameroon1.27M
  21. 21Zimbabwe1.2M
  22. 22Zambia1.19M
  23. 23Cambodia1.02M
  24. 24Rwanda1.01M
  25. 25Papua New Guinea945,195
  26. 26Cote d'Ivoire943,025
  27. 27Guinea889,017.5
  28. 28Algeria845,975.6
  29. 29Yemen, Rep.825,460.4
  30. 30South Africa784,072.5
  31. 31Bangladesh783,629.9
  32. 32Sierra Leone749,591.9
  33. 33Somalia, Fed. Rep.650,396.9
  34. 34Tajikistan644,341.1
  35. 35Bolivia580,324.4
  36. 36Togo567,644.6
  37. 37Niger488,250
  38. 38Liberia468,785.6
  39. 39Sri Lanka455,385.5
  40. 40Uzbekistan417,924.7
  41. 41Benin370,931.5
  42. 42Malawi353,211.9
  43. 43Peru344,188.6
  44. 44Ecuador344,032.5
  45. 45Iraq333,006.2
  46. 46Guatemala265,578
  47. 47Ukraine233,372.1
  48. 48Turkiye183,089.6
  49. 49Central African Republic177,879.6
  50. 50Nepal163,763.4
  51. 51Mongolia159,370.2
  52. 52Haiti147,969
  53. 53Chile129,733.9
  54. 54Eswatini109,905.3
  55. 55Kyrgyz Republic107,143.5
  56. 56Namibia87,593.7
  57. 57Lesotho85,695.5
  58. 58Mali76,905.4
  59. 59Dominican Republic75,979.6
  60. 60Timor-Leste68,245.5
  61. 61Iran, Islamic Rep.59,304
  62. 62El Salvador58,759.3
  63. 63Gabon48,745.1
  64. 64Panama46,333.1
  65. 65Solomon Islands31,323.8
  66. 66Cuba27,131.7
  67. 67Guinea-Bissau19,415.3
  68. 68Burkina Faso16,882.3
  69. 69Fiji16,474.4
  70. 70Jamaica16,156.7
  71. 71Kazakhstan15,719.2
  72. 72Vanuatu15,040.1
  73. 73Botswana10,379.1
  74. 74Senegal10,092
  75. 75Saudi Arabia9,562.4
  76. 76Tunisia8,339.4
  77. 77Egypt, Arab Rep.7,621.2
  78. 78Jordan6,932.5
  79. 79Libya6,878
  80. 80Guyana6,607.2
  81. 81Mauritania5,968.1
  82. 82Czechia5,116.3
  83. 83Honduras5,019.8
  84. 84Comoros3,902.5
  85. 85Suriname3,552.3
  86. 86Djibouti2,997.4
  87. 87Sao Tome and Principe2,324.8
  88. 88Dominica1,420.7
  89. 89Oman1,276.6
  90. 90Serbia1,077.4
  91. 91Gambia, The1,009.2
  92. 92Armenia1,005.7
  93. 93North Macedonia845.2
  94. 94Trinidad and Tobago655.5
  95. 95Syrian Arab Republic581.5
  96. 96Cyprus515.7
  97. 97Samoa423.4
  98. 98Antigua and Barbuda203.5
  99. 99Georgia189
  100. 100Montenegro32.4
  101. 101Cayman Islands7.4
  102. 102Curacao0
  103. 102Austria0
  104. 102Kiribati0
  105. 102Mauritius0
  106. 102Bhutan0
  107. 102Australia0
  108. 102West Bank and Gaza0
  109. 102Turkmenistan0
  110. 102Belgium0
  111. 102Canada0
  112. 102Korea, Rep.0
  113. 102Malta0
  114. 102Slovak Republic0
  115. 102New Caledonia0
  116. 102Sweden0
  117. 102Brunei Darussalam0
  118. 102Marshall Islands0
  119. 102Belize0
  120. 102Slovenia0
  121. 102Gibraltar0
  122. 102Azerbaijan0
  123. 102Singapore0
  124. 102Northern Mariana Islands0
  125. 102Hong Kong SAR, China0
  126. 102Ireland0
  127. 102Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  128. 102Bermuda0
  129. 102Finland0
  130. 102Greenland0
  131. 102Lithuania0
  132. 102Isle of Man0
  133. 102Belarus0
  134. 102Turks and Caicos Islands0
  135. 102Tuvalu0
  136. 102Liechtenstein0
  137. 102Germany0
  138. 102Spain0
  139. 102Thailand0
  140. 102Estonia0
  141. 102Kuwait0
  142. 102Greece0
  143. 102Mexico0
  144. 102Costa Rica0
  145. 102American Samoa0
  146. 102Japan0
  147. 102Netherlands0
  148. 102Lao PDR0
  149. 102Norway0
  150. 102United Kingdom0
  151. 102Maldives0
  152. 102Barbados0
  153. 102Puerto Rico (US)0
  154. 102Hungary0
  155. 102Switzerland0
  156. 102Bulgaria0
  157. 102Naoero0
  158. 102Moldova0
  159. 102New Zealand0
  160. 102Lebanon0
  161. 102United Arab Emirates0
  162. 102Italy0
  163. 102Paraguay0
  164. 102Guam0
  165. 102Viet Nam0
  166. 102Faroe Islands0
  167. 102Andorra0
  168. 102San Marino0
  169. 102Monaco0
  170. 102Romania0
  171. 102Israel0
  172. 102Morocco0
  173. 102Iceland0
  174. 102Philippines0
  175. 102Uruguay0
  176. 102Cabo Verde0
  177. 102Bahrain0
  178. 102Albania0
  179. 102St. Martin (French part)0
  180. 102Qatar0
  181. 102Macao SAR, China0
  182. 102Palau0
  183. 102St. Lucia0
  184. 102France0
  185. 102Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  186. 102United States0
  187. 102Poland0
  188. 102French Polynesia0
  189. 102Portugal0
  190. 102Latvia0
  191. 102Tonga0
  192. 102British Virgin Islands0
  193. 102Luxembourg0
  194. 102Denmark0

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