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  1. 1Sweden3
  2. 1Denmark3
  3. 1Iceland3
  4. 1Uruguay3
  5. 1Spain3
  6. 1Norway3
  7. 1Czechia3
  8. 1Seychelles3
  9. 1Finland3
  10. 1Estonia3
  11. 1New Zealand3
  12. 1Netherlands3
  13. 1Cyprus3
  14. 1Korea, Rep.3
  15. 1Costa Rica3
  16. 1Barbados3
  17. 1Japan3
  18. 1Taiwan3
  19. 1Germany3
  20. 1Latvia3
  21. 1Ireland3
  22. 1France3
  23. 1Lithuania3
  24. 1Belgium3
  25. 1Luxembourg3
  26. 1Switzerland3
  27. 1Chile3
  28. 1Italy3
  29. 1Trinidad and Tobago3
  30. 1Australia3
  31. 1Austria3
  32. 2Vanuatu2
  33. 2South Africa2
  34. 2Armenia2
  35. 2Argentina2
  36. 2Portugal2
  37. 2United Kingdom2
  38. 2Guyana2
  39. 2Israel2
  40. 2Jamaica2
  41. 2Bhutan2
  42. 2Bolivia2
  43. 2United States2
  44. 2Mauritius2
  45. 2Poland2
  46. 2Montenegro2
  47. 2Guatemala2
  48. 2Croatia2
  49. 2Romania2
  50. 2North Macedonia2
  51. 2Malta2
  52. 2Timor-Leste2
  53. 2Botswana2
  54. 2Slovak Republic2
  55. 2Senegal2
  56. 2Liberia2
  57. 2Ecuador2
  58. 2Fiji2
  59. 2Nepal2
  60. 2Cabo Verde2
  61. 2Honduras2
  62. 2Solomon Islands2
  63. 2Slovenia2
  64. 2Moldova2
  65. 2Bulgaria2
  66. 2Maldives2
  67. 2Canada2
  68. 2Peru2
  69. 2Sri Lanka2
  70. 2Greece2
  71. 2Sao Tome and Principe2
  72. 2Colombia2
  73. 2Nigeria2
  74. 2Brazil2
  75. 2Ghana2
  76. 2Malaysia2
  77. 2Paraguay2
  78. 2Panama2
  79. 2Lesotho2
  80. 2Mongolia2
  81. 2Malawi2
  82. 2Suriname2
  83. 2Dominican Republic2
  84. 2Kenya2
  85. 2Gambia, The2
  86. 2Namibia2
  87. 3Benin1
  88. 3India1
  89. 3Turkmenistan1
  90. 3Rwanda1
  91. 3Bosnia and Herzegovina1
  92. 3Russian Federation1
  93. 3Uzbekistan1
  94. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.1
  95. 3Sierra Leone1
  96. 3Hungary1
  97. 3Togo1
  98. 3Papua New Guinea1
  99. 3Iraq1
  100. 3Kazakhstan1
  101. 3Tajikistan1
  102. 3Central African Republic1
  103. 3Venezuela, RB1
  104. 3Philippines1
  105. 3Mexico1
  106. 3Pakistan1
  107. 3Djibouti1
  108. 3El Salvador1
  109. 3Tunisia1
  110. 3Chad1
  111. 3Cote d'Ivoire1
  112. 3Turkiye1
  113. 3Kyrgyz Republic1
  114. 3Equatorial Guinea1
  115. 3Mozambique1
  116. 3Cameroon1
  117. 3Cambodia1
  118. 3Algeria1
  119. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.1
  120. 3Lebanon1
  121. 3Mauritania1
  122. 3Serbia1
  123. 3Burundi1
  124. 3Tanzania1
  125. 3Iran, Islamic Rep.1
  126. 3Congo, Rep.1
  127. 3Nicaragua1
  128. 3Uganda1
  129. 3Ethiopia1
  130. 3Comoros1
  131. 3Thailand1
  132. 3Azerbaijan1
  133. 3Georgia1
  134. 3Ukraine1
  135. 3Indonesia1
  136. 3Gabon1
  137. 3Singapore1
  138. 3Albania1
  139. 3Zimbabwe1
  140. 3Angola1
  141. 3Zambia1
  142. 4Afghanistan0
  143. 4United Arab Emirates0
  144. 4Yemen, Rep.0
  145. 4Mali0
  146. 4Belarus0
  147. 4Morocco0
  148. 4Kuwait0
  149. 4Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  150. 4South Sudan0
  151. 4Bangladesh0
  152. 4Syrian Arab Republic0
  153. 4China0
  154. 4Oman0
  155. 4Myanmar0
  156. 4Guinea0
  157. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  158. 4Eswatini0
  159. 4Jordan0
  160. 4Haiti0
  161. 4Guinea-Bissau0
  162. 4Libya0
  163. 4Madagascar0
  164. 4Niger0
  165. 4Saudi Arabia0
  166. 4Eritrea0
  167. 4Burkina Faso0
  168. 4Lao PDR0
  169. 4Qatar0
  170. 4Hong Kong SAR, China0
  171. 4Cuba0
  172. 4Viet Nam0
  173. 4Bahrain0
  174. 4Sudan0

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