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  1. 1China41.3M
  2. 2India27.78M
  3. 3United States24.97M
  4. 4Brazil8.79M
  5. 5Indonesia8.14M
  6. 6Russian Federation6.1M
  7. 7Japan5.87M
  8. 8Mexico5.76M
  9. 9Nigeria5.62M
  10. 10Pakistan4.94M
  11. 11France4.28M
  12. 12Germany4.13M
  13. 13Turkiye4.03M
  14. 14Italy4M
  15. 15United Kingdom3.67M
  16. 16Viet Nam3.64M
  17. 17Philippines3.55M
  18. 18Spain3.48M
  19. 19Thailand3.43M
  20. 20Egypt, Arab Rep.3.25M
  21. 21Bangladesh3.25M
  22. 22Iran, Islamic Rep.2.88M
  23. 23Saudi Arabia2.71M
  24. 24Korea, Rep.2.51M
  25. 25Argentina2.41M
  26. 26South Africa2.4M
  27. 27Poland2.07M
  28. 28Canada1.9M
  29. 29Iraq1.8M
  30. 30Colombia1.77M
  31. 31Malaysia1.53M
  32. 32Algeria1.48M
  33. 33Taiwan1.46M
  34. 34Myanmar1.44M
  35. 35Ukraine1.43M
  36. 36Venezuela, RB1.4M
  37. 37Australia1.4M
  38. 38Congo, Dem. Rep.1.3M
  39. 39Morocco1.26M
  40. 40Peru1.23M
  41. 41Tanzania1.17M
  42. 42Sudan1.09M
  43. 43Chile1.09M
  44. 44Uzbekistan1.04M
  45. 45United Arab Emirates1.02M
  46. 46Angola975,900.6
  47. 47Kenya955,894.4
  48. 48Ethiopia926,463.3
  49. 49Yemen, Rep.906,766.4
  50. 50Netherlands862,288.3
  51. 51Afghanistan862,019.3
  52. 52Ghana861,903.3
  53. 53Uganda858,272.6
  54. 54Cambodia847,955.8
  55. 55Kazakhstan778,540.1
  56. 56Sri Lanka764,507.1
  57. 57Ecuador746,183.3
  58. 58Syrian Arab Republic706,506.4
  59. 59Cameroon694,791.1
  60. 60Hong Kong SAR, China678,698.3
  61. 61Romania666,057.2
  62. 62Hungary664,162.3
  63. 63Korea, Dem. People's Rep.653,267
  64. 64Belgium635,845.6
  65. 65Greece609,193.3
  66. 66Austria601,222.1
  67. 67Czechia592,351.3
  68. 68Jordan589,710.1
  69. 69Portugal581,288
  70. 70Cote d'Ivoire577,942.6
  71. 71Cuba563,661.8
  72. 72Israel511,845.7
  73. 73Nepal510,593.4
  74. 74Guatemala484,507.2
  75. 75Sweden477,875.9
  76. 76Mozambique477,724.1
  77. 77Belarus449,108.6
  78. 78Tunisia435,760.7
  79. 79Dominican Republic399,108.8
  80. 80Switzerland376,107.9
  81. 81Singapore372,438.3
  82. 82Slovak Republic371,776.5
  83. 83New Zealand370,460.7
  84. 84Kuwait369,223.5
  85. 85Senegal354,774.6
  86. 86Serbia353,004.5
  87. 87South Sudan348,356.8
  88. 88Azerbaijan345,963.7
  89. 89Bolivia333,918
  90. 90Denmark324,220.9
  91. 91Finland319,761.9
  92. 92Somalia, Fed. Rep.316,351.2
  93. 93Zambia314,620.8
  94. 94Haiti309,003.1
  95. 95Madagascar307,316.8
  96. 96Paraguay304,799.8
  97. 97Kyrgyz Republic292,541.9
  98. 98Chad283,496.9
  99. 99Bulgaria279,790.2
  100. 100Tajikistan278,436.3
  101. 101Ireland277,401.6
  102. 102Mali277,018.7
  103. 103Rwanda272,680.6
  104. 104Croatia261,200.3
  105. 105Burkina Faso256,411.7
  106. 106Honduras255,443.7
  107. 107Oman247,601.8
  108. 108Benin234,416.9
  109. 109Norway230,503.2
  110. 110Lebanon227,622
  111. 111Puerto Rico (US)226,061.3
  112. 112El Salvador225,957.1
  113. 113Malawi223,591.5
  114. 114Zimbabwe212,875
  115. 115Costa Rica212,078.6
  116. 116Qatar206,873.8
  117. 117Papua New Guinea206,809
  118. 118West Bank and Gaza206,322.2
  119. 119Turkmenistan202,767.1
  120. 120Libya199,126.7
  121. 121Uruguay198,387.5
  122. 122Nicaragua198,106.5
  123. 123Burundi188,892.6
  124. 124Niger185,714.7
  125. 125Lao PDR177,380.4
  126. 126Panama177,083.8
  127. 127Lithuania175,036.6
  128. 128Georgia169,525.9
  129. 129Togo154,634.2
  130. 130Congo, Rep.146,110.2
  131. 131Guinea131,711
  132. 132Albania130,912.2
  133. 133Jamaica128,664.4
  134. 134Latvia123,061.7
  135. 135Slovenia121,793.1
  136. 136Bosnia and Herzegovina120,232.7
  137. 137Mongolia115,386.5
  138. 138Mauritania110,389.1
  139. 139Botswana106,753.6
  140. 140Armenia105,296.8
  141. 141Trinidad and Tobago93,659.1
  142. 142Sierra Leone92,387.8
  143. 143North Macedonia89,784.7
  144. 144Liberia85,815.4
  145. 145Estonia84,473.8
  146. 146Namibia84,389.8
  147. 147Bahrain81,656.1
  148. 148Gabon76,503.1
  149. 149Equatorial Guinea69,863.7
  150. 150Cyprus68,998.5
  151. 151Moldova68,186.6
  152. 152Central African Republic66,145.5
  153. 153Eritrea63,934.1
  154. 154Mauritius57,631.9
  155. 155Macao SAR, China56,262.4
  156. 156Lesotho55,644.1
  157. 157Gambia, The44,910.8
  158. 158Brunei Darussalam43,226.3
  159. 159Montenegro42,867.4
  160. 160Guinea-Bissau34,943.7
  161. 161Malta34,754.3
  162. 162Luxembourg34,091.6
  163. 163Bahamas, The33,868.5
  164. 164Djibouti33,213.6
  165. 165Fiji29,303.2
  166. 166Belize29,059.1
  167. 167Eswatini28,973.8
  168. 168Timor-Leste28,562.2
  169. 169Guyana27,529.6
  170. 170Suriname24,303.1
  171. 171Cabo Verde23,695.4
  172. 172French Polynesia23,074.8
  173. 173New Caledonia22,691.9
  174. 174Barbados21,146.7
  175. 175Maldives19,788.9
  176. 176Iceland19,452.5
  177. 177Comoros19,147.5
  178. 178Curacao16,179.5
  179. 179Guam14,517.1
  180. 180Solomon Islands12,957.2
  181. 181Bhutan12,456.1
  182. 182St. Lucia10,153.4
  183. 183Aruba9,606.6
  184. 184Vanuatu9,580.2
  185. 185Seychelles8,834.7
  186. 186Virgin Islands (U.S.)7,839
  187. 187Sao Tome and Principe7,325.2
  188. 188Samoa7,248.9
  189. 189Antigua and Barbuda6,983.8
  190. 190Grenada6,784.7
  191. 191Andorra6,326.9
  192. 192Cayman Islands5,222.2
  193. 193St. Vincent and the Grenadines5,059.7
  194. 194Northern Mariana Islands4,405.4
  195. 195St. Kitts and Nevis4,172.7
  196. 196Isle of Man3,894.9
  197. 197Bermuda3,759.9
  198. 198Tonga3,551.1
  199. 199Dominica3,508.9
  200. 200Turks and Caicos Islands3,490.5
  201. 201Sint Maarten (Dutch part)3,432.1
  202. 202Faroe Islands3,325.3
  203. 203Monaco2,979.7
  204. 204British Virgin Islands2,745.3
  205. 205San Marino2,623
  206. 206Greenland2,482.7
  207. 207Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2,105.6
  208. 208Kiribati2,001.8
  209. 209American Samoa1,981.4
  210. 210Gibraltar1,706.9
  211. 211Liechtenstein1,694.4
  212. 212St. Martin (French part)1,627.9
  213. 213Marshall Islands1,199.4
  214. 214Naoero914.2
  215. 215Palau807.6
  216. 216Tuvalu326.1

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