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  1. 1Belgium3.5
  2. 2Denmark3.3
  3. 3Estonia3.2
  4. 4Portugal3.2
  5. 5Luxembourg3
  6. 6Ireland3
  7. 7Canada3
  8. 8Brazil3
  9. 9New Zealand2.9
  10. 10Iceland2.8
  11. 11Sweden2.7
  12. 12Finland2.7
  13. 13Chile2.7
  14. 14Norway2.6
  15. 15Austria2.5
  16. 16Vanuatu2.5
  17. 17France2.3
  18. 18Australia2.2
  19. 19Germany2.2
  20. 20Czechia2.2
  21. 21Jamaica2.2
  22. 22Poland2.1
  23. 23Suriname2.1
  24. 24Barbados2.1
  25. 25Switzerland2
  26. 26Sri Lanka2
  27. 27Uruguay1.9
  28. 28Montenegro1.9
  29. 29Korea, Rep.1.9
  30. 29Sierra Leone1.9
  31. 30Trinidad and Tobago1.9
  32. 31Dominican Republic1.8
  33. 32Botswana1.8
  34. 33Latvia1.7
  35. 34Guatemala1.7
  36. 35Kenya1.7
  37. 36South Africa1.7
  38. 37Mauritius1.7
  39. 38Honduras1.6
  40. 39Nepal1.6
  41. 40Paraguay1.5
  42. 41Solomon Islands1.5
  43. 42Ghana1.5
  44. 43Japan1.4
  45. 44Cabo Verde1.4
  46. 45Malta1.4
  47. 46Gambia, The1.4
  48. 47Haiti1.3
  49. 48Mongolia1.3
  50. 49Namibia1.3
  51. 50Lithuania1.3
  52. 51United Kingdom1.3
  53. 52Guinea1.3
  54. 53Netherlands1.3
  55. 54Colombia1.3
  56. 55Romania1.2
  57. 56Bhutan1.2
  58. 57Maldives1.2
  59. 58Timor-Leste1.2
  60. 59Spain1.2
  61. 60Taiwan1.1
  62. 61Tunisia1.1
  63. 62Greece1.1
  64. 63Lesotho1.1
  65. 64Papua New Guinea1
  66. 65Sao Tome and Principe1
  67. 66Costa Rica0.93
  68. 67Benin0.93
  69. 68Nigeria0.92
  70. 69Peru0.91
  71. 70Slovak Republic0.88
  72. 71United States0.88
  73. 72Panama0.83
  74. 73Niger0.79
  75. 74Guyana0.79
  76. 74Georgia0.79
  77. 75Cyprus0.78
  78. 76Croatia0.72
  79. 77Philippines0.71
  80. 78Mauritania0.68
  81. 79Zambia0.67
  82. 80Ecuador0.65
  83. 81Bangladesh0.61
  84. 82Italy0.6
  85. 83Bolivia0.6
  86. 84Madagascar0.59
  87. 85Seychelles0.58
  88. 86Argentina0.55
  89. 87Fiji0.55
  90. 88Liberia0.54
  91. 89Bosnia and Herzegovina0.51
  92. 90Israel0.46
  93. 91Kuwait0.43
  94. 92Malawi0.43
  95. 93Senegal0.39
  96. 94Cote d'Ivoire0.29
  97. 95Lebanon0.29
  98. 96Bulgaria0.29
  99. 97North Macedonia0.23
  100. 98Indonesia0.22
  101. 99Armenia0.2
  102. 100Rwanda0.18
  103. 101Syrian Arab Republic0.16
  104. 102Gabon0.07
  105. 103Libya0.06
  106. 104Hungary0.04
  107. 105Malaysia-0.02
  108. 106Hong Kong SAR, China-0.02
  109. 107Cameroon-0.09
  110. 108Comoros-0.16
  111. 109Iraq-0.16
  112. 110Pakistan-0.16
  113. 111Singapore-0.18
  114. 112India-0.26
  115. 113Morocco-0.28
  116. 114Central African Republic-0.31
  117. 115Mali-0.32
  118. 116Mozambique-0.35
  119. 117Kyrgyz Republic-0.39
  120. 118Ethiopia-0.39
  121. 119Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.42
  122. 120Moldova-0.43
  123. 121Albania-0.45
  124. 122Burkina Faso-0.47
  125. 123Thailand-0.51
  126. 124Ukraine-0.51
  127. 125Slovenia-0.55
  128. 126Uganda-0.58
  129. 127Mexico-0.58
  130. 128Zimbabwe-0.65
  131. 129Jordan-0.74
  132. 130Sudan-0.76
  133. 131Togo-0.76
  134. 132Uzbekistan-0.91
  135. 133Guinea-Bissau-0.94
  136. 134Angola-0.95
  137. 135Yemen, Rep.-0.98
  138. 136Djibouti-0.99
  139. 137Oman-1
  140. 138Qatar-1.1
  141. 139Kazakhstan-1.1
  142. 140Tanzania-1.2
  143. 141Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1.2
  144. 142El Salvador-1.2
  145. 143Saudi Arabia-1.3
  146. 144Algeria-1.3
  147. 145Viet Nam-1.5
  148. 146Lao PDR-1.5
  149. 147Iran, Islamic Rep.-1.5
  150. 148United Arab Emirates-1.7
  151. 149Bahrain-1.7
  152. 150Cambodia-1.8
  153. 151Eswatini-1.8
  154. 152Chad-1.8
  155. 153Equatorial Guinea-1.9
  156. 154Egypt, Arab Rep.-1.9
  157. 155Serbia-1.9
  158. 156Turkiye-2
  159. 157Venezuela, RB-2
  160. 158Cuba-2
  161. 159Congo, Rep.-2.1
  162. 160Nicaragua-2.2
  163. 161Tajikistan-2.2
  164. 162Russian Federation-2.2
  165. 163Burundi-2.2
  166. 164Azerbaijan-2.3
  167. 165China-2.4
  168. 166Afghanistan-2.5
  169. 167Turkmenistan-2.7
  170. 168Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-2.8
  171. 169Belarus-2.8
  172. 170Myanmar-3
  173. 171Eritrea-3
  174. 172South Sudan-3

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