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  1. 1Germany3.7
  2. 2Norway3.3
  3. 3Luxembourg3.3
  4. 4Switzerland3.1
  5. 5Korea, Rep.2.9
  6. 6Costa Rica2.9
  7. 7Uruguay2.7
  8. 8South Africa2.5
  9. 9Japan2.5
  10. 10Finland2.4
  11. 11Netherlands2.3
  12. 12Ireland2.3
  13. 13Canada2.2
  14. 14Denmark2.2
  15. 15Mauritius2.2
  16. 16France2.1
  17. 17Singapore2.1
  18. 18Dominican Republic2.1
  19. 19Australia2.1
  20. 20Poland2.1
  21. 20Trinidad and Tobago2.1
  22. 21Seychelles2
  23. 22Cabo Verde2
  24. 23Kenya2
  25. 24Slovenia1.9
  26. 25Sweden1.9
  27. 26Portugal1.9
  28. 27Barbados1.8
  29. 28United Kingdom1.8
  30. 29Zambia1.8
  31. 30Kuwait1.7
  32. 31Malta1.7
  33. 32Belgium1.7
  34. 33Jamaica1.7
  35. 34Suriname1.7
  36. 35Togo1.6
  37. 36Brazil1.6
  38. 37Moldova1.6
  39. 38Ghana1.6
  40. 39Liberia1.6
  41. 40Guatemala1.6
  42. 41Taiwan1.6
  43. 42Cyprus1.5
  44. 43Chile1.5
  45. 44Latvia1.4
  46. 45Bhutan1.4
  47. 46Iceland1.4
  48. 47Iraq1.4
  49. 48Niger1.4
  50. 49Croatia1.3
  51. 50Gambia, The1.3
  52. 51Vanuatu1.3
  53. 52Greece1.2
  54. 53Austria1.2
  55. 54Fiji1.2
  56. 55Sao Tome and Principe1.2
  57. 56Kazakhstan1.2
  58. 57Czechia1.2
  59. 58Spain1.2
  60. 59Benin1.1
  61. 60Sri Lanka1.1
  62. 61Georgia1.1
  63. 62Senegal1.1
  64. 63Maldives1.1
  65. 64Morocco1.1
  66. 65Rwanda1
  67. 66Nigeria1
  68. 67Libya1
  69. 68Lebanon0.98
  70. 69Sierra Leone0.95
  71. 70Lithuania0.91
  72. 71Timor-Leste0.91
  73. 72Bulgaria0.91
  74. 72New Zealand0.91
  75. 73Indonesia0.87
  76. 74Italy0.86
  77. 75Estonia0.86
  78. 76Malaysia0.83
  79. 77Haiti0.79
  80. 78Ukraine0.79
  81. 79Malawi0.77
  82. 80Tunisia0.77
  83. 81Montenegro0.74
  84. 82Bosnia and Herzegovina0.71
  85. 83Mongolia0.69
  86. 84India0.67
  87. 85Viet Nam0.58
  88. 86North Macedonia0.56
  89. 87Armenia0.55
  90. 88Namibia0.55
  91. 89Colombia0.55
  92. 90Ethiopia0.52
  93. 91Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.52
  94. 92Philippines0.51
  95. 93Congo, Dem. Rep.0.49
  96. 94Mali0.47
  97. 95Uzbekistan0.44
  98. 96Qatar0.42
  99. 97Guyana0.42
  100. 97United States0.42
  101. 98Zimbabwe0.42
  102. 98Lesotho0.42
  103. 99Uganda0.39
  104. 100El Salvador0.39
  105. 101Syrian Arab Republic0.35
  106. 102Panama0.35
  107. 103Thailand0.31
  108. 104Argentina0.26
  109. 105Cote d'Ivoire0.23
  110. 106China0.23
  111. 107Jordan0.21
  112. 108Tanzania0.18
  113. 109Bangladesh0.18
  114. 110Serbia0.17
  115. 111Ecuador0.15
  116. 112Mozambique0.08
  117. 113Solomon Islands0.07
  118. 114Iran, Islamic Rep.0.04
  119. 115Cuba0.04
  120. 116Congo, Rep.0.01
  121. 117Gabon0
  122. 118Madagascar0
  123. 119Saudi Arabia-0.03
  124. 120Mexico-0.05
  125. 121Djibouti-0.09
  126. 122Algeria-0.09
  127. 123Honduras-0.11
  128. 124Mauritania-0.14
  129. 125Israel-0.14
  130. 126Romania-0.16
  131. 127Burkina Faso-0.17
  132. 128Chad-0.19
  133. 129Nepal-0.2
  134. 130Angola-0.24
  135. 131Botswana-0.25
  136. 132Peru-0.27
  137. 133Kyrgyz Republic-0.28
  138. 134Lao PDR-0.33
  139. 135Cambodia-0.5
  140. 136Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.51
  141. 137Hungary-0.52
  142. 138Russian Federation-0.53
  143. 139Central African Republic-0.57
  144. 140Slovak Republic-0.58
  145. 141United Arab Emirates-0.58
  146. 142Tajikistan-0.6
  147. 143Myanmar-0.63
  148. 144Bahrain-0.65
  149. 145Hong Kong SAR, China-0.68
  150. 146Burundi-0.69
  151. 147Pakistan-0.69
  152. 148Albania-0.77
  153. 149Oman-0.82
  154. 150Comoros-0.84
  155. 151Papua New Guinea-0.87
  156. 152Turkiye-0.93
  157. 153Paraguay-0.95
  158. 154Eritrea-1
  159. 155Sudan-1.1
  160. 156Bolivia-1.1
  161. 157Azerbaijan-1.1
  162. 158Turkmenistan-1.2
  163. 159Guinea-1.4
  164. 160Guinea-Bissau-1.4
  165. 161Afghanistan-1.5
  166. 162Equatorial Guinea-1.8
  167. 163Eswatini-1.8
  168. 164Nicaragua-2
  169. 165Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-2
  170. 166Belarus-2
  171. 167Yemen, Rep.-2.1
  172. 168South Sudan-2.4
  173. 169Venezuela, RB-2.5
  174. 170Cameroon-2.8

Justified political positions