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League table

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  1. 1China1.3M
  2. 2Kenya867,884.1
  3. 3India858,136.1
  4. 4Nigeria578,952.8
  5. 5Tanzania522,755.6
  6. 6Myanmar452,585.1
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.448,000.8
  8. 8Ethiopia381,372.9
  9. 9Algeria311,575.1
  10. 10Pakistan311,248.1
  11. 11Cote d'Ivoire251,542.5
  12. 12Cameroon242,576.3
  13. 13Russian Federation218,817.9
  14. 14Ukraine200,179.8
  15. 15Mozambique174,929.2
  16. 16Angola170,114.8
  17. 17Uganda169,079.5
  18. 18Bangladesh154,994.4
  19. 19Sudan147,896.1
  20. 20Somalia, Fed. Rep.108,048.9
  21. 21Indonesia97,336.5
  22. 22Turkiye86,194.5
  23. 23Madagascar79,365.4
  24. 24Tajikistan78,995.6
  25. 25South Sudan71,509.2
  26. 26Benin61,850.3
  27. 27Papua New Guinea57,751.2
  28. 28Rwanda57,271.5
  29. 29Argentina50,159.1
  30. 30Zambia48,159.7
  31. 31Sierra Leone41,709.2
  32. 32Chad35,308.5
  33. 33Nepal33,656.7
  34. 34Bolivia31,869.9
  35. 35Chile31,241.5
  36. 36Cambodia27,080.5
  37. 37Guatemala25,569
  38. 38Malaysia25,345.8
  39. 39South Africa23,480.1
  40. 40Niger22,669.6
  41. 41Peru18,108.5
  42. 42Uzbekistan18,028.9
  43. 43Burkina Faso16,882.3
  44. 44Haiti12,471.6
  45. 45Malawi10,197.5
  46. 46Guinea10,146.3
  47. 47Dominican Republic9,344.2
  48. 48Namibia8,553.8
  49. 49Togo8,477.2
  50. 50Gabon6,699.4
  51. 51Jordan6,573.6
  52. 52Czechia5,116.3
  53. 53Liberia4,590.7
  54. 54Tunisia4,511.2
  55. 55Iran, Islamic Rep.4,068.9
  56. 56Lesotho3,071
  57. 57Botswana2,188.1
  58. 58Eswatini1,871.3
  59. 59Cuba1,381.2
  60. 60Central African Republic1,337.3
  61. 61Guinea-Bissau1,315
  62. 62Solomon Islands1,124.6
  63. 63Dominica1,016.9
  64. 64Armenia1,005.7
  65. 65Gambia, The973.1
  66. 66Comoros870.7
  67. 67Jamaica809.7
  68. 68Fiji705.9
  69. 69Syrian Arab Republic581.5
  70. 70Egypt, Arab Rep.552.6
  71. 71Cyprus302.1
  72. 72Djibouti276
  73. 73Saudi Arabia205.2
  74. 74Vanuatu205.1
  75. 75Georgia189
  76. 76Trinidad and Tobago189
  77. 77Antigua and Barbuda44.4
  78. 78Suriname16
  79. 79Cayman Islands7.4
  80. 80Sweden0
  81. 80Brazil0
  82. 80Timor-Leste0
  83. 80Bhutan0
  84. 80Turkmenistan0
  85. 80Tuvalu0
  86. 80Canada0
  87. 80Thailand0
  88. 80Bulgaria0
  89. 80Latvia0
  90. 80Switzerland0
  91. 80Turks and Caicos Islands0
  92. 80Tonga0
  93. 80Colombia0
  94. 80Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  95. 80Cabo Verde0
  96. 80Slovak Republic0
  97. 80Costa Rica0
  98. 80Sao Tome and Principe0
  99. 80Serbia0
  100. 80Germany0
  101. 80San Marino0
  102. 80Belgium0
  103. 80El Salvador0
  104. 80Mexico0
  105. 80Uruguay0
  106. 80Denmark0
  107. 80Burundi0
  108. 80Moldova0
  109. 80Ecuador0
  110. 80Singapore0
  111. 80Senegal0
  112. 80Macao SAR, China0
  113. 80United States0
  114. 80Spain0
  115. 80Estonia0
  116. 80Azerbaijan0
  117. 80Monaco0
  118. 80Finland0
  119. 80France0
  120. 80Romania0
  121. 80Belarus0
  122. 80Austria0
  123. 80West Bank and Gaza0
  124. 80United Kingdom0
  125. 80Paraguay0
  126. 80Ghana0
  127. 80Portugal0
  128. 80Australia0
  129. 80Gibraltar0
  130. 80Poland0
  131. 80Bermuda0
  132. 80Viet Nam0
  133. 80Palau0
  134. 80Greece0
  135. 80Philippines0
  136. 80Guyana0
  137. 80Panama0
  138. 80Hong Kong SAR, China0
  139. 80Honduras0
  140. 80Croatia0
  141. 80Oman0
  142. 80New Zealand0
  143. 80Hungary0
  144. 80Naoero0
  145. 80St. Martin (French part)0
  146. 80Samoa0
  147. 80Ireland0
  148. 80United Arab Emirates0
  149. 80Maldives0
  150. 80Norway0
  151. 80Belize0
  152. 80Netherlands0
  153. 80Andorra0
  154. 80Iraq0
  155. 80Iceland0
  156. 80Yemen, Rep.0
  157. 80Israel0
  158. 80Albania0
  159. 80Kazakhstan0
  160. 80Kyrgyz Republic0
  161. 80Mauritius0
  162. 80Mauritania0
  163. 80Kiribati0
  164. 80Kuwait0
  165. 80Mongolia0
  166. 80Lao PDR0
  167. 80Montenegro0
  168. 80St. Lucia0
  169. 80Afghanistan0
  170. 80Sri Lanka0
  171. 80Malta0
  172. 80Mali0
  173. 80Lithuania0
  174. 80North Macedonia0
  175. 80Luxembourg0
  176. 80Morocco0
  177. 80Zimbabwe0
  178. 80Marshall Islands0

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