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  1. 1Norway4.2
  2. 2Germany3.7
  3. 3Switzerland3.5
  4. 4Luxembourg3.3
  5. 5Denmark3
  6. 6Libya2.9
  7. 7Ireland2.9
  8. 8Brazil2.7
  9. 9Chile2.6
  10. 10Bhutan2.6
  11. 11Sierra Leone2.5
  12. 12Slovenia2.5
  13. 13Sweden2.5
  14. 14Barbados2.4
  15. 15Finland2.4
  16. 16Seychelles2.4
  17. 17France2.4
  18. 18Ghana2.3
  19. 19Mauritius2.3
  20. 20Lithuania2.2
  21. 21Belgium2.2
  22. 22Lebanon2.2
  23. 23Uruguay2.2
  24. 24South Africa2.2
  25. 25Netherlands2.2
  26. 26Iceland2.1
  27. 27Australia2.1
  28. 28Dominican Republic2
  29. 29Korea, Rep.2
  30. 30Costa Rica1.9
  31. 31Zambia1.8
  32. 32Italy1.8
  33. 33Senegal1.7
  34. 34United Kingdom1.7
  35. 35Austria1.7
  36. 35Cyprus1.7
  37. 36Malta1.7
  38. 37Portugal1.7
  39. 38Bulgaria1.7
  40. 39Malawi1.7
  41. 40Guatemala1.7
  42. 41Poland1.6
  43. 42Taiwan1.6
  44. 43Estonia1.5
  45. 44Japan1.5
  46. 45Czechia1.5
  47. 46Indonesia1.5
  48. 47Mongolia1.5
  49. 48Spain1.5
  50. 49Lesotho1.5
  51. 50Latvia1.4
  52. 51Montenegro1.4
  53. 52Jordan1.4
  54. 53Panama1.4
  55. 54Kenya1.3
  56. 55Namibia1.3
  57. 56Israel1.3
  58. 57Malaysia1.3
  59. 58Fiji1.3
  60. 59Zimbabwe1.3
  61. 60Greece1.3
  62. 61Viet Nam1.3
  63. 62Jamaica1.2
  64. 63Moldova1.2
  65. 64Haiti1.2
  66. 65Uganda1.1
  67. 66Croatia1.1
  68. 67Singapore1.1
  69. 68Paraguay1.1
  70. 69Canada1
  71. 70Tanzania1
  72. 71Somalia, Fed. Rep.1
  73. 72Suriname1
  74. 73Trinidad and Tobago1
  75. 74Mali0.95
  76. 75Togo0.95
  77. 76New Zealand0.94
  78. 77Timor-Leste0.91
  79. 78Algeria0.88
  80. 79Morocco0.87
  81. 80Liberia0.83
  82. 81Gambia, The0.81
  83. 82Georgia0.75
  84. 83Cabo Verde0.73
  85. 84Papua New Guinea0.72
  86. 85Sao Tome and Principe0.72
  87. 86Sri Lanka0.7
  88. 87Maldives0.69
  89. 88North Macedonia0.69
  90. 89United States0.66
  91. 90Honduras0.66
  92. 91Congo, Dem. Rep.0.59
  93. 92Colombia0.51
  94. 93Saudi Arabia0.5
  95. 94Tunisia0.5
  96. 95India0.49
  97. 96Solomon Islands0.45
  98. 97Gabon0.45
  99. 98Ethiopia0.43
  100. 99Guinea-Bissau0.42
  101. 100Ukraine0.41
  102. 101Armenia0.4
  103. 102Niger0.39
  104. 103Mauritania0.34
  105. 104Bosnia and Herzegovina0.34
  106. 105Serbia0.3
  107. 106Qatar0.29
  108. 107Iraq0.29
  109. 108Cote d'Ivoire0.29
  110. 109United Arab Emirates0.22
  111. 110Bangladesh0.22
  112. 111Syrian Arab Republic0.21
  113. 112Nigeria0.21
  114. 113Nepal0.2
  115. 114Kazakhstan0.2
  116. 115Pakistan0.18
  117. 116Rwanda0.17
  118. 117Philippines0.13
  119. 118Argentina0.02
  120. 119Central African Republic0
  121. 120Angola-0.02
  122. 121Albania-0.03
  123. 122Botswana-0.05
  124. 123Madagascar-0.07
  125. 124Bolivia-0.09
  126. 125Uzbekistan-0.09
  127. 126Mexico-0.13
  128. 127Kuwait-0.16
  129. 128Benin-0.17
  130. 129Lao PDR-0.17
  131. 130Mozambique-0.19
  132. 131China-0.19
  133. 132Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.3
  134. 133Chad-0.31
  135. 134Cuba-0.32
  136. 135Peru-0.33
  137. 136Djibouti-0.33
  138. 137Slovak Republic-0.35
  139. 138Cambodia-0.37
  140. 139Congo, Rep.-0.38
  141. 140Comoros-0.41
  142. 141Ecuador-0.46
  143. 142Romania-0.47
  144. 143Thailand-0.49
  145. 144Kyrgyz Republic-0.51
  146. 145Oman-0.6
  147. 146Guinea-0.66
  148. 147Guyana-0.68
  149. 148Hong Kong SAR, China-0.69
  150. 149Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.72
  151. 150Bahrain-0.74
  152. 151South Sudan-0.79
  153. 152Russian Federation-0.82
  154. 153Hungary-0.89
  155. 154Burkina Faso-0.98
  156. 155Eswatini-1
  157. 156Vanuatu-1
  158. 157Yemen, Rep.-1.1
  159. 158Turkiye-1.1
  160. 159El Salvador-1.2
  161. 160Equatorial Guinea-1.2
  162. 161Cameroon-1.2
  163. 162Burundi-1.2
  164. 163Afghanistan-1.4
  165. 164Myanmar-1.5
  166. 165Tajikistan-1.5
  167. 166Eritrea-1.5
  168. 167Turkmenistan-1.7
  169. 168Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-1.8
  170. 169Azerbaijan-2
  171. 170Sudan-2.3
  172. 171Venezuela, RB-2.6
  173. 172Nicaragua-2.6
  174. 173Belarus-2.6

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