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  1. 1Denmark0.98
  2. 2Ireland0.97
  3. 3Belgium0.97
  4. 3Estonia0.97
  5. 4Switzerland0.97
  6. 5France0.96
  7. 6Luxembourg0.96
  8. 7Norway0.95
  9. 8Czechia0.95
  10. 9Finland0.95
  11. 9Sweden0.95
  12. 10Canada0.93
  13. 10Korea, Rep.0.93
  14. 11Latvia0.93
  15. 12Uruguay0.93
  16. 13New Zealand0.93
  17. 14Chile0.93
  18. 15Jamaica0.92
  19. 16Austria0.92
  20. 17Lithuania0.92
  21. 17Poland0.92
  22. 18Australia0.92
  23. 18Costa Rica0.92
  24. 19Germany0.91
  25. 20Barbados0.91
  26. 21Netherlands0.91
  27. 21Brazil0.91
  28. 22Dominican Republic0.9
  29. 23Kenya0.9
  30. 24Portugal0.9
  31. 25Ghana0.9
  32. 26Suriname0.89
  33. 27Trinidad and Tobago0.89
  34. 28Mauritius0.89
  35. 29Seychelles0.87
  36. 30Sri Lanka0.87
  37. 31Honduras0.86
  38. 32Namibia0.86
  39. 33Cabo Verde0.86
  40. 34Montenegro0.85
  41. 35Nigeria0.85
  42. 36Vanuatu0.85
  43. 37Japan0.85
  44. 38Iceland0.85
  45. 39Spain0.84
  46. 40Solomon Islands0.84
  47. 41Papua New Guinea0.84
  48. 41Guatemala0.84
  49. 42Taiwan0.84
  50. 42Timor-Leste0.84
  51. 43South Africa0.84
  52. 44Liberia0.84
  53. 45United Kingdom0.83
  54. 46Malta0.83
  55. 47Sierra Leone0.82
  56. 48Israel0.82
  57. 49Senegal0.82
  58. 50Gambia, The0.81
  59. 51Nepal0.81
  60. 52Cyprus0.81
  61. 52Panama0.81
  62. 53Colombia0.81
  63. 53Greece0.81
  64. 54Haiti0.8
  65. 55Botswana0.8
  66. 56Sao Tome and Principe0.79
  67. 57Zambia0.78
  68. 58Romania0.78
  69. 59Mongolia0.77
  70. 59Guyana0.77
  71. 60Kosovo0.77
  72. 61Slovak Republic0.77
  73. 62Peru0.76
  74. 63Italy0.76
  75. 63Niger0.76
  76. 64Bulgaria0.75
  77. 64Malawi0.75
  78. 65Paraguay0.75
  79. 66Gabon0.75
  80. 67Lebanon0.74
  81. 68Croatia0.74
  82. 69Argentina0.74
  83. 70Armenia0.73
  84. 71United States0.73
  85. 72Lesotho0.73
  86. 73Fiji0.72
  87. 74Ecuador0.71
  88. 75Maldives0.7
  89. 76Slovenia0.69
  90. 77Indonesia0.69
  91. 78Georgia0.69
  92. 78Tunisia0.69
  93. 79Bhutan0.68
  94. 80Cote d'Ivoire0.68
  95. 81Bolivia0.68
  96. 82Benin0.68
  97. 82Philippines0.68
  98. 83Albania0.67
  99. 84North Macedonia0.66
  100. 85Bosnia and Herzegovina0.65
  101. 86Moldova0.65
  102. 87Madagascar0.64
  103. 88Mauritania0.63
  104. 89Mexico0.62
  105. 89Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.62
  106. 90Central African Republic0.61
  107. 91Congo, Dem. Rep.0.6
  108. 92Thailand0.59
  109. 93Malaysia0.59
  110. 94Morocco0.58
  111. 94Togo0.58
  112. 95Iraq0.57
  113. 96Guinea0.56
  114. 97Pakistan0.56
  115. 98Jordan0.56
  116. 99Guinea-Bissau0.55
  117. 99Tanzania0.55
  118. 100Libya0.54
  119. 101Cameroon0.53
  120. 101Kuwait0.53
  121. 102Bangladesh0.53
  122. 103Mozambique0.52
  123. 104Comoros0.5
  124. 105Angola0.5
  125. 106Hungary0.49
  126. 107Mali0.49
  127. 108Kyrgyz Republic0.47
  128. 109India0.46
  129. 110Uganda0.43
  130. 111Chad0.43
  131. 112Serbia0.42
  132. 113Ukraine0.42
  133. 114Zimbabwe0.41
  134. 115Singapore0.4
  135. 116Congo, Rep.0.37
  136. 117Algeria0.37
  137. 118Syrian Arab Republic0.36
  138. 119El Salvador0.36
  139. 120West Bank and Gaza0.35
  140. 121Djibouti0.34
  141. 122Kazakhstan0.33
  142. 123Sudan0.29
  143. 124Ethiopia0.29
  144. 125Burkina Faso0.26
  145. 126Uzbekistan0.23
  146. 127Hong Kong SAR, China0.23
  147. 128Yemen, Rep.0.22
  148. 129Turkiye0.18
  149. 129Egypt, Arab Rep.0.18
  150. 130Bahrain0.17
  151. 131Rwanda0.17
  152. 132Iran, Islamic Rep.0.17
  153. 133Burundi0.16
  154. 134South Sudan0.16
  155. 135Cambodia0.15
  156. 136Oman0.15
  157. 137Venezuela, RB0.15
  158. 138Eswatini0.11
  159. 139Equatorial Guinea0.11
  160. 140Viet Nam0.1
  161. 141Saudi Arabia0.09
  162. 141Azerbaijan0.09
  163. 142Russian Federation0.08
  164. 143Cuba0.07
  165. 144United Arab Emirates0.06
  166. 145Qatar0.06
  167. 146China0.05
  168. 147Tajikistan0.04
  169. 148Turkmenistan0.04
  170. 149Lao PDR0.03
  171. 150Myanmar0.03
  172. 151Belarus0.03
  173. 152Eritrea0.02
  174. 153Afghanistan0.02
  175. 154Nicaragua0.02
  176. 155Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01

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