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  1. 1Seychelles3.7
  2. 2Luxembourg2.9
  3. 3Japan2.7
  4. 4Bhutan2.5
  5. 5Liberia2.3
  6. 6Switzerland2.1
  7. 7Norway2.1
  8. 8Senegal2
  9. 9Chile2
  10. 10Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.8
  11. 11Ghana1.8
  12. 12Morocco1.7
  13. 13Sierra Leone1.7
  14. 14Togo1.7
  15. 15Costa Rica1.7
  16. 16Dominican Republic1.7
  17. 17Slovenia1.6
  18. 18Tunisia1.6
  19. 19Mauritius1.6
  20. 20South Africa1.6
  21. 21Sweden1.6
  22. 22United Kingdom1.6
  23. 23Tanzania1.5
  24. 24Denmark1.5
  25. 25Australia1.5
  26. 26Sri Lanka1.5
  27. 27Germany1.5
  28. 28Portugal1.4
  29. 29Greece1.4
  30. 30France1.4
  31. 31Mongolia1.4
  32. 32Niger1.4
  33. 33Iceland1.4
  34. 34Jamaica1.4
  35. 35Jordan1.4
  36. 36Gambia, The1.3
  37. 37Moldova1.3
  38. 38Korea, Rep.1.3
  39. 39Barbados1.2
  40. 40Kenya1.2
  41. 41Libya1.2
  42. 42Austria1.2
  43. 43Netherlands1.2
  44. 44Vanuatu1.2
  45. 45Ireland1.2
  46. 46Taiwan1.2
  47. 47Syrian Arab Republic1.1
  48. 48Botswana1.1
  49. 49Finland1
  50. 49Latvia1
  51. 50Belgium1
  52. 51Malawi1
  53. 52Estonia1
  54. 53Czechia0.99
  55. 54Montenegro0.99
  56. 55Uruguay0.98
  57. 56Brazil0.96
  58. 57Lithuania0.94
  59. 58Nepal0.91
  60. 59Fiji0.91
  61. 60Georgia0.85
  62. 61Malta0.82
  63. 62Ukraine0.81
  64. 63Bosnia and Herzegovina0.81
  65. 64Singapore0.79
  66. 65Peru0.77
  67. 66Croatia0.76
  68. 67Rwanda0.76
  69. 68Indonesia0.72
  70. 69Suriname0.72
  71. 70Spain0.7
  72. 71Israel0.69
  73. 72Panama0.67
  74. 73Lesotho0.65
  75. 74Namibia0.64
  76. 75Poland0.62
  77. 76Canada0.6
  78. 77Mauritania0.6
  79. 78Mali0.57
  80. 78Honduras0.57
  81. 79Solomon Islands0.57
  82. 80North Macedonia0.56
  83. 81Zambia0.54
  84. 82United States0.53
  85. 83Comoros0.53
  86. 84Maldives0.53
  87. 85Nigeria0.52
  88. 86Guatemala0.49
  89. 87Kuwait0.48
  90. 88Malaysia0.47
  91. 89Congo, Dem. Rep.0.47
  92. 90Timor-Leste0.45
  93. 91Lebanon0.42
  94. 92Cyprus0.38
  95. 93Ethiopia0.37
  96. 94Uganda0.36
  97. 95Colombia0.33
  98. 96Gabon0.3
  99. 97Italy0.29
  100. 98Eswatini0.24
  101. 99Philippines0.24
  102. 100Uzbekistan0.23
  103. 101Trinidad and Tobago0.23
  104. 102Ecuador0.15
  105. 103Argentina0.15
  106. 104Thailand0.14
  107. 105Papua New Guinea0.14
  108. 106Mozambique0.13
  109. 107Sao Tome and Principe0.12
  110. 108Paraguay0.06
  111. 109Qatar0.02
  112. 110Serbia0.01
  113. 111Bulgaria-0.05
  114. 111Bangladesh-0.05
  115. 112Benin-0.06
  116. 113Pakistan-0.07
  117. 114Romania-0.08
  118. 115Armenia-0.12
  119. 116Guyana-0.12
  120. 117Chad-0.14
  121. 118Angola-0.15
  122. 119Cameroon-0.17
  123. 120New Zealand-0.18
  124. 121Cabo Verde-0.19
  125. 122Cote d'Ivoire-0.2
  126. 123Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.21
  127. 124Slovak Republic-0.21
  128. 125Congo, Rep.-0.21
  129. 126Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.22
  130. 127Hungary-0.23
  131. 128Central African Republic-0.24
  132. 129India-0.28
  133. 130Zimbabwe-0.3
  134. 131Guinea-0.31
  135. 132Burundi-0.32
  136. 133Madagascar-0.4
  137. 134Guinea-Bissau-0.41
  138. 135Kazakhstan-0.5
  139. 136Djibouti-0.51
  140. 137Mexico-0.52
  141. 138Bolivia-0.57
  142. 139Kyrgyz Republic-0.57
  143. 140Albania-0.6
  144. 141Viet Nam-0.64
  145. 142Haiti-0.66
  146. 143Algeria-0.71
  147. 144Iraq-0.72
  148. 145Bahrain-0.76
  149. 146Sudan-0.81
  150. 147El Salvador-0.93
  151. 148Turkiye-0.97
  152. 149Cambodia-1.2
  153. 150South Sudan-1.2
  154. 151Oman-1.3
  155. 152Myanmar-1.3
  156. 153Azerbaijan-1.3
  157. 154Saudi Arabia-1.4
  158. 155Yemen, Rep.-1.4
  159. 156Lao PDR-1.4
  160. 157United Arab Emirates-1.5
  161. 158Russian Federation-1.6
  162. 159Cuba-1.7
  163. 160Hong Kong SAR, China-1.8
  164. 161Belarus-1.9
  165. 162Venezuela, RB-1.9
  166. 163Eritrea-1.9
  167. 164Equatorial Guinea-2
  168. 165Turkmenistan-2
  169. 166China-2.1
  170. 167Tajikistan-2.2
  171. 168Burkina Faso-2.4
  172. 169Afghanistan-2.6
  173. 170Nicaragua-2.7
  174. 171Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-3.1

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