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  1. 1Oman39.4%
  2. 2Qatar38%
  3. 3Bahrain34.9%
  4. 4Czechia34.9%
  5. 5Viet Nam34.8%
  6. 6Iran, Islamic Rep.34.7%
  7. 7Slovak Republic34.5%
  8. 8Tunisia33.3%
  9. 9Lesotho33%
  10. 10Romania32.6%
  11. 11Algeria32.3%
  12. 12Slovenia32%
  13. 13China31.8%
  14. 14Nepal31.3%
  15. 15Guyana31.1%
  16. 16Belarus31.1%
  17. 17North Macedonia30.6%
  18. 18Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6%
  19. 19United Arab Emirates30.6%
  20. 20Hungary30.5%
  21. 21Poland30%
  22. 22Egypt, Arab Rep.29.4%
  23. 23Cambodia28.9%
  24. 24Turkmenistan28.6%
  25. 25Bulgaria27.9%
  26. 26Turkiye27.3%
  27. 27Serbia27.1%
  28. 28Kyrgyz Republic26.8%
  29. 29Eswatini26.7%
  30. 30Iraq26.5%
  31. 31Italy26.4%
  32. 32Croatia26.4%
  33. 33Sri Lanka26.3%
  34. 34Suriname26.1%
  35. 35Estonia26%
  36. 36Germany26%
  37. 37Malaysia26%
  38. 38Lithuania25.9%
  39. 39Russian Federation25.8%
  40. 40India25.8%
  41. 41Pakistan25.3%
  42. 42Syrian Arab Republic25.2%
  43. 43Austria24.6%
  44. 44Kuwait24.6%
  45. 45Uzbekistan24.6%
  46. 46Portugal24.6%
  47. 47Mexico24.5%
  48. 48Trinidad and Tobago24.2%
  49. 49Morocco23.8%
  50. 50Korea, Rep.23.4%
  51. 51Tonga23.3%
  52. 52Japan23.2%
  53. 53El Salvador23.1%
  54. 54Mongolia23.1%
  55. 55Saudi Arabia23.1%
  56. 56Cabo Verde23.1%
  57. 57Guatemala22.7%
  58. 58Indonesia22.5%
  59. 59Sao Tome and Principe22.5%
  60. 60Senegal22.5%
  61. 61Korea, Dem. People's Rep.22.4%
  62. 62Thailand22.2%
  63. 63Albania22%
  64. 64Latvia21.8%
  65. 65Honduras21.6%
  66. 66Chile21.5%
  67. 67Armenia21.3%
  68. 68Argentina21.2%
  69. 69St. Vincent and the Grenadines21.1%
  70. 70Finland20.8%
  71. 71South Africa20.8%
  72. 72New Caledonia20.6%
  73. 73Mauritius20.6%
  74. 74Brunei Darussalam20.4%
  75. 75Brazil20.2%
  76. 76Colombia20%
  77. 77Philippines20%
  78. 78New Zealand19.9%
  79. 79Kazakhstan19.9%
  80. 80Spain19.9%
  81. 81Bolivia19.8%
  82. 82Switzerland19.6%
  83. 83Congo, Rep.19.5%
  84. 84France19.3%
  85. 85Australia19.3%
  86. 86Guam19.3%
  87. 87Belgium19.2%
  88. 88Dominican Republic19%
  89. 89Paraguay19%
  90. 90United States18.9%
  91. 91Afghanistan18.9%
  92. 92Gabon18.9%
  93. 93Denmark18.8%
  94. 94Gambia, The18.8%
  95. 95Uruguay18.8%
  96. 96Canada18.7%
  97. 97Libya18.6%
  98. 98Costa Rica18.5%
  99. 99Rwanda18.4%
  100. 100Benin18.3%
  101. 101Ghana18.3%
  102. 102Iceland18.2%
  103. 103Montenegro18.2%
  104. 104Ireland18.2%
  105. 105Togo18.2%
  106. 106Myanmar18.2%
  107. 107Bangladesh18%
  108. 108Norway17.8%
  109. 109Somalia, Fed. Rep.17.8%
  110. 110Malta17.7%
  111. 111Tajikistan17.7%
  112. 112Jamaica17.1%
  113. 113Nigeria17%
  114. 114Panama17%
  115. 115Maldives16.9%
  116. 116Cuba16.9%
  117. 117Nicaragua16.9%
  118. 118Sweden16.8%
  119. 119Peru16.8%
  120. 120Venezuela, RB16.8%
  121. 121Burkina Faso16.7%
  122. 122Ecuador16.6%
  123. 123Georgia16.6%
  124. 124Virgin Islands (U.S.)16.6%
  125. 125Namibia16.5%
  126. 126Greece16.3%
  127. 127Cyprus16.3%
  128. 128St. Lucia16.2%
  129. 129Barbados16.2%
  130. 130Jordan16.1%
  131. 131Samoa15.9%
  132. 132United Kingdom15.9%
  133. 133Bhutan15.9%
  134. 134Botswana15.8%
  135. 135Azerbaijan15.5%
  136. 136Belize15.3%
  137. 137Israel15.1%
  138. 138Mauritania15%
  139. 139Comoros14.8%
  140. 140Bahamas, The14.8%
  141. 141Puerto Rico (US)14.7%
  142. 142Cameroon14.6%
  143. 143French Polynesia14.3%
  144. 144Cote d'Ivoire14.3%
  145. 145Guinea14.2%
  146. 146Hong Kong SAR, China14%
  147. 147Singapore14%
  148. 148Netherlands13.8%
  149. 149Central African Republic13.4%
  150. 150Eritrea12.7%
  151. 151Fiji12.7%
  152. 152Moldova12.6%
  153. 153Kenya12.5%
  154. 154Zimbabwe11.5%
  155. 155Sierra Leone11.5%
  156. 156Yemen, Rep.11.1%
  157. 157Macao SAR, China11%
  158. 158Zambia10.3%
  159. 159Vanuatu10%
  160. 160Equatorial Guinea9.9%
  161. 161Madagascar9.9%
  162. 162Guinea-Bissau9.7%
  163. 163Niger9.3%
  164. 164Haiti8.8%
  165. 165Mali8.6%
  166. 166Chad8.5%
  167. 167Liberia8.3%
  168. 168Tanzania8.1%
  169. 169Congo, Dem. Rep.8%
  170. 170Papua New Guinea7.9%
  171. 171Luxembourg7.6%
  172. 172Solomon Islands7.6%
  173. 173Lao PDR7.4%
  174. 174Malawi7.3%
  175. 175Uganda7.3%
  176. 176Angola7.2%
  177. 177Djibouti6.7%
  178. 178Ethiopia6.4%
  179. 179Mozambique6.4%
  180. 180Timor-Leste3.8%
  181. 181Burundi3.1%

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