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  1. 1Sweden9
  2. 1Seychelles9
  3. 1Taiwan9
  4. 1Belgium9
  5. 1Australia9
  6. 1Czechia9
  7. 1Finland9
  8. 1Netherlands9
  9. 1Costa Rica9
  10. 1Ireland9
  11. 1Denmark9
  12. 1Switzerland9
  13. 1Korea, Rep.9
  14. 1Spain9
  15. 1Luxembourg9
  16. 1Iceland9
  17. 1Estonia9
  18. 1Japan9
  19. 1Germany9
  20. 1New Zealand9
  21. 1Norway9
  22. 1Latvia9
  23. 2Cyprus8
  24. 2Barbados8
  25. 2Italy8
  26. 2Lithuania8
  27. 2Chile8
  28. 2France8
  29. 2Austria8
  30. 2Trinidad and Tobago8
  31. 2Uruguay8
  32. 3Vanuatu7
  33. 3United States7
  34. 3Montenegro7
  35. 3Malta7
  36. 3Brazil7
  37. 3United Kingdom7
  38. 3Israel7
  39. 3Canada7
  40. 3Gambia, The7
  41. 3Mauritius7
  42. 4Poland6
  43. 4Dominican Republic6
  44. 4Peru6
  45. 4Panama6
  46. 4Solomon Islands6
  47. 4Botswana6
  48. 4Liberia6
  49. 4Bulgaria6
  50. 4Senegal6
  51. 4Ghana6
  52. 4Portugal6
  53. 4Nepal6
  54. 4Bolivia6
  55. 4Greece6
  56. 4Sri Lanka6
  57. 4Jamaica6
  58. 4Guatemala6
  59. 4Paraguay6
  60. 4Croatia6
  61. 4Colombia6
  62. 4Cabo Verde6
  63. 4Lesotho6
  64. 4Ecuador6
  65. 4Romania6
  66. 4Armenia6
  67. 4Argentina6
  68. 4Suriname6
  69. 4Timor-Leste6
  70. 4Slovak Republic6
  71. 4Slovenia6
  72. 4South Africa6
  73. 4Sao Tome and Principe6
  74. 5Mongolia5
  75. 5Maldives5
  76. 5Bhutan5
  77. 5Honduras5
  78. 5Malaysia5
  79. 5Guyana5
  80. 5Kenya5
  81. 5Moldova5
  82. 5Fiji5
  83. 5Nigeria5
  84. 5Malawi5
  85. 5Namibia5
  86. 5North Macedonia5
  87. 6Bosnia and Herzegovina4
  88. 6Mexico4
  89. 6Indonesia4
  90. 6Sierra Leone4
  91. 6Benin4
  92. 6Albania4
  93. 6Zambia4
  94. 7Venezuela, RB3
  95. 7Tajikistan3
  96. 7Tunisia3
  97. 7Turkiye3
  98. 7Togo3
  99. 7Serbia3
  100. 7Tanzania3
  101. 7Uganda3
  102. 7Zimbabwe3
  103. 7Ukraine3
  104. 7Thailand3
  105. 7Chad3
  106. 7Angola3
  107. 7Azerbaijan3
  108. 7Burundi3
  109. 7Rwanda3
  110. 7Iraq3
  111. 7India3
  112. 7Hungary3
  113. 7Mauritania3
  114. 7Nicaragua3
  115. 7Singapore3
  116. 7Mozambique3
  117. 7Equatorial Guinea3
  118. 7Georgia3
  119. 7Gabon3
  120. 7Kazakhstan3
  121. 7Pakistan3
  122. 7Kyrgyz Republic3
  123. 7Cambodia3
  124. 7Ethiopia3
  125. 7Philippines3
  126. 7El Salvador3
  127. 7Central African Republic3
  128. 7Papua New Guinea3
  129. 7Egypt, Arab Rep.3
  130. 7Algeria3
  131. 7Lebanon3
  132. 7Djibouti3
  133. 7Comoros3
  134. 7Congo, Rep.3
  135. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.3
  136. 7Russian Federation3
  137. 7Cameroon3
  138. 7Cote d'Ivoire3
  139. 8Iran, Islamic Rep.2
  140. 8Uzbekistan2
  141. 8Turkmenistan2
  142. 9Syrian Arab Republic0
  143. 9South Sudan0
  144. 9Eswatini0
  145. 9Yemen, Rep.0
  146. 9Viet Nam0
  147. 9Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  148. 9Cuba0
  149. 9Guinea0
  150. 9Jordan0
  151. 9Guinea-Bissau0
  152. 9Belarus0
  153. 9Hong Kong SAR, China0
  154. 9Haiti0
  155. 9Madagascar0
  156. 9Libya0
  157. 9China0
  158. 9Saudi Arabia0
  159. 9Niger0
  160. 9Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  161. 9Lao PDR0
  162. 9Kuwait0
  163. 9Bahrain0
  164. 9Qatar0
  165. 9Eritrea0
  166. 9Morocco0
  167. 9Mali0
  168. 9Sudan0
  169. 9Oman0
  170. 9Myanmar0
  171. 9Afghanistan0
  172. 9Bangladesh0
  173. 9Burkina Faso0
  174. 9United Arab Emirates0

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