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League table

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  1. 1India602.28M
  2. 2China592.52M
  3. 3United States217.71M
  4. 4Nigeria194.75M
  5. 5Pakistan157.2M
  6. 6Indonesia116.5M
  7. 7Egypt, Arab Rep.105.87M
  8. 8Philippines85.28M
  9. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.63.79M
  10. 10Russian Federation62.49M
  11. 11Mexico57.97M
  12. 12Brazil57.19M
  13. 13Japan50.7M
  14. 14Uganda47.86M
  15. 15Bangladesh47.69M
  16. 16United Kingdom44.92M
  17. 17France43.9M
  18. 18Germany43.31M
  19. 19Iran, Islamic Rep.42.41M
  20. 20Turkiye41.74M
  21. 21Viet Nam39.58M
  22. 22Sudan37.79M
  23. 23Iraq37.24M
  24. 24Tanzania36.95M
  25. 25Algeria34.76M
  26. 26Canada29.58M
  27. 27Spain26.65M
  28. 28Thailand26.22M
  29. 29Afghanistan26.21M
  30. 30Ethiopia26.12M
  31. 31Saudi Arabia24.36M
  32. 32Kenya23.07M
  33. 33Italy22.15M
  34. 34Malaysia21.54M
  35. 35Australia21.16M
  36. 36Colombia20.28M
  37. 37Korea, Rep.19.84M
  38. 38Morocco19.68M
  39. 39Argentina19.56M
  40. 40Myanmar18.58M
  41. 41Cameroon17.3M
  42. 42Yemen, Rep.17.24M
  43. 43Uzbekistan17.1M
  44. 44Peru15.62M
  45. 45Venezuela, RB15.51M
  46. 46Poland14.65M
  47. 47South Africa14.48M
  48. 48Cote d'Ivoire13.39M
  49. 49Syrian Arab Republic13.12M
  50. 50Ghana12.46M
  51. 51Senegal12.42M
  52. 52Niger11.96M
  53. 53Zambia11.79M
  54. 54Sri Lanka10.9M
  55. 55Netherlands10.7M
  56. 56Mali10.51M
  57. 57Ukraine10.46M
  58. 58Israel10.1M
  59. 59Guinea9.55M
  60. 60Kazakhstan9.1M
  61. 61Korea, Dem. People's Rep.9.1M
  62. 62Chile8.82M
  63. 63Mozambique8.46M
  64. 64Taiwan8.39M
  65. 65Sweden7.77M
  66. 66Nepal7.73M
  67. 67Jordan7.67M
  68. 68Tunisia7.43M
  69. 69Ecuador7.32M
  70. 70Chad7.3M
  71. 71Belgium7.08M
  72. 72Madagascar7.02M
  73. 73Somalia, Fed. Rep.6.88M
  74. 74Bolivia6.69M
  75. 75Tajikistan6.23M
  76. 76Benin6.03M
  77. 77Switzerland5.94M
  78. 78Burundi5.93M
  79. 79Zimbabwe5.56M
  80. 80Dominican Republic5.47M
  81. 81West Bank and Gaza5.45M
  82. 82Guatemala5.38M
  83. 83Romania5.38M
  84. 84Libya5.1M
  85. 85Angola5.03M
  86. 86Austria4.96M
  87. 87Greece4.78M
  88. 88Portugal4.44M
  89. 89United Arab Emirates4.38M
  90. 90Malawi4.35M
  91. 91Ireland4.3M
  92. 92Burkina Faso4.14M
  93. 93Cambodia4.11M
  94. 94Czechia4.06M
  95. 95Singapore4M
  96. 96Hong Kong SAR, China3.9M
  97. 97Norway3.89M
  98. 98Lao PDR3.86M
  99. 99Cuba3.83M
  100. 100Azerbaijan3.72M
  101. 101Lebanon3.68M
  102. 102Papua New Guinea3.65M
  103. 103New Zealand3.62M
  104. 104Hungary3.55M
  105. 105Paraguay3.52M
  106. 106Denmark3.47M
  107. 107Togo3.4M
  108. 108Belarus3.24M
  109. 109Mauritania3.2M
  110. 110Mongolia3.13M
  111. 111Rwanda3.13M
  112. 112Central African Republic3.12M
  113. 113Honduras3.05M
  114. 114Oman3.04M
  115. 115Sierra Leone3.03M
  116. 116Finland2.88M
  117. 117Panama2.72M
  118. 118Nicaragua2.66M
  119. 119Congo, Rep.2.64M
  120. 120Serbia2.54M
  121. 121Kyrgyz Republic2.45M
  122. 122Costa Rica2.24M
  123. 123Slovak Republic1.97M
  124. 124Bulgaria1.93M
  125. 125Kuwait1.9M
  126. 126Qatar1.81M
  127. 127Turkmenistan1.7M
  128. 128El Salvador1.69M
  129. 129South Sudan1.56M
  130. 130Botswana1.48M
  131. 131Haiti1.29M
  132. 132Croatia1.22M
  133. 133Georgia1.21M
  134. 134Eritrea1.12M
  135. 135Gabon1.09M
  136. 136Armenia1.03M
  137. 137Bahrain1.01M
  138. 138Gambia, The1M
  139. 139Namibia978,300
  140. 140Lithuania960,800
  141. 141Slovenia910,100
  142. 142Jamaica904,500
  143. 143Timor-Leste853,300
  144. 144Puerto Rico (US)851,900
  145. 145Cyprus834,100
  146. 146Uruguay711,300
  147. 147Liberia705,700
  148. 148Bosnia and Herzegovina693,000
  149. 149Lesotho635,500
  150. 150Trinidad and Tobago608,300
  151. 151Equatorial Guinea606,200
  152. 152Estonia600,100
  153. 153Albania588,500
  154. 154North Macedonia574,600
  155. 155Latvia559,800
  156. 156Moldova555,700
  157. 157Comoros553,500
  158. 158Luxembourg457,700
  159. 159Macao SAR, China427,500
  160. 160Fiji384,000
  161. 161Solomon Islands333,400
  162. 162Eswatini321,700
  163. 163Mauritius297,800
  164. 164Bhutan264,200
  165. 165Djibouti261,900
  166. 166Montenegro243,700
  167. 167Malta243,100
  168. 168Belize243,000
  169. 169Maldives241,900
  170. 170Iceland237,200
  171. 171Brunei Darussalam214,100
  172. 172Bahamas, The210,300
  173. 173Guinea-Bissau187,400
  174. 174New Caledonia179,800
  175. 175Suriname177,500
  176. 176Guyana172,300
  177. 177French Polynesia134,400
  178. 178Cabo Verde124,800
  179. 179Barbados114,300
  180. 180Vanuatu108,700
  181. 181Samoa102,900
  182. 182Curacao92,600
  183. 183Guam84,400
  184. 184St. Lucia65,100
  185. 185Aruba61,300
  186. 186Grenada53,400
  187. 187Seychelles44,800
  188. 188Antigua and Barbuda42,200
  189. 189Virgin Islands (U.S.)39,000
  190. 190Tonga38,000
  191. 191Sao Tome and Principe29,100
  192. 192Micronesia, Fed. Sts.26,500
  193. 193St. Vincent and the Grenadines26,300
  194. 194Kiribati26,000

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