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  1. 1Kenya9.82M
  2. 2Nigeria8.21M
  3. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.8.01M
  4. 4Tanzania6.99M
  5. 5India4.82M
  6. 6Ethiopia4.69M
  7. 7Myanmar4.52M
  8. 8Madagascar2.89M
  9. 9Angola2.87M
  10. 10Afghanistan2.72M
  11. 11Mozambique2.66M
  12. 12Pakistan2.41M
  13. 13Indonesia2.2M
  14. 14Sudan2.16M
  15. 15Uganda1.78M
  16. 16Ghana1.45M
  17. 17Chad1.41M
  18. 18South Sudan1.33M
  19. 19Zimbabwe1.2M
  20. 20Zambia1.14M
  21. 21Cameroon1.03M
  22. 22Cambodia994,423.8
  23. 23Rwanda951,705.4
  24. 24Papua New Guinea887,443.8
  25. 25Guinea878,871.2
  26. 26Yemen, Rep.825,460.3
  27. 27South Africa760,592.3
  28. 28Sierra Leone707,882.6
  29. 29Cote d'Ivoire691,482.5
  30. 30Bangladesh628,635.6
  31. 31Tajikistan565,345.5
  32. 32Togo559,167.3
  33. 33Bolivia548,454.4
  34. 34Somalia, Fed. Rep.542,347.9
  35. 35Algeria534,400.4
  36. 36Niger465,580.3
  37. 37Liberia464,194.9
  38. 38Sri Lanka455,385.5
  39. 39Uzbekistan399,895.8
  40. 40Ecuador344,032.5
  41. 41Malawi343,014.4
  42. 42Iraq333,006.2
  43. 43Peru326,080.1
  44. 44Benin309,081.3
  45. 45Guatemala240,009
  46. 46Central African Republic176,542.3
  47. 47Mongolia159,370.2
  48. 48Haiti135,497.4
  49. 49Nepal130,106.7
  50. 50Eswatini108,033.9
  51. 51Kyrgyz Republic107,143.5
  52. 52Chile98,492.5
  53. 53Turkiye96,895.2
  54. 54Lesotho82,624.5
  55. 55Namibia79,039.8
  56. 56Mali76,905.3
  57. 57Timor-Leste68,245.5
  58. 58Dominican Republic66,635.4
  59. 59El Salvador58,759.3
  60. 60Iran, Islamic Rep.55,235.1
  61. 61Panama46,333.1
  62. 62Gabon42,045.7
  63. 63Ukraine33,192.3
  64. 64Solomon Islands30,199.2
  65. 65Cuba25,750.5
  66. 66Guinea-Bissau18,100.3
  67. 67Fiji15,768.5
  68. 68Kazakhstan15,719.2
  69. 69Jamaica15,347
  70. 70Vanuatu14,835
  71. 71Senegal10,092
  72. 72Saudi Arabia9,357.1
  73. 73Botswana8,191
  74. 74Egypt, Arab Rep.7,068.5
  75. 75Guyana6,607.2
  76. 76Mauritania5,968.1
  77. 77Honduras5,019.8
  78. 78Tunisia3,828.2
  79. 79Suriname3,536.3
  80. 80Comoros3,031.7
  81. 81Djibouti2,721.4
  82. 82Sao Tome and Principe2,324.8
  83. 83Oman1,276.6
  84. 84Serbia1,077.4
  85. 85North Macedonia845.2
  86. 86Trinidad and Tobago466.4
  87. 87Samoa423.4
  88. 88Dominica403.8
  89. 89Jordan358.9
  90. 90Cyprus213.6
  91. 91Antigua and Barbuda159.1
  92. 92Gambia, The36.1
  93. 93Montenegro32.4
  94. 94Finland0
  95. 94Australia0
  96. 94Malta0
  97. 94Spain0
  98. 94Marshall Islands0
  99. 94Tuvalu0
  100. 94Mexico0
  101. 94Austria0
  102. 94Estonia0
  103. 94Maldives0
  104. 94Denmark0
  105. 94Mauritius0
  106. 94Armenia0
  107. 94Moldova0
  108. 94Azerbaijan0
  109. 94Morocco0
  110. 94Uruguay0
  111. 94Germany0
  112. 94Latvia0
  113. 94Tonga0
  114. 94Czechia0
  115. 94France0
  116. 94Luxembourg0
  117. 94United States0
  118. 94Netherlands0
  119. 94Lithuania0
  120. 94Norway0
  121. 94Belgium0
  122. 94Turkmenistan0
  123. 94United Kingdom0
  124. 94New Zealand0
  125. 94Costa Rica0
  126. 94St. Lucia0
  127. 94United Arab Emirates0
  128. 94Cabo Verde0
  129. 94Georgia0
  130. 94Lao PDR0
  131. 94Viet Nam0
  132. 94Philippines0
  133. 94Thailand0
  134. 94Andorra0
  135. 94Palau0
  136. 94Kiribati0
  137. 94Burkina Faso0
  138. 94Poland0
  139. 94Portugal0
  140. 94Albania0
  141. 94Paraguay0
  142. 94West Bank and Gaza0
  143. 94China0
  144. 94Romania0
  145. 94Turks and Caicos Islands0
  146. 94Greece0
  147. 94Syrian Arab Republic0
  148. 94Switzerland0
  149. 94Canada0
  150. 94Greenland0
  151. 94Bulgaria0
  152. 94Israel0
  153. 94Iceland0
  154. 94Sweden0
  155. 94Bhutan0
  156. 94Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  157. 94Ireland0
  158. 94Slovak Republic0
  159. 94San Marino0
  160. 94Belarus0
  161. 94Hungary0
  162. 94Belize0

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