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  1. 1Czechia0.98
  2. 2Estonia0.97
  3. 3Belgium0.95
  4. 4Jamaica0.94
  5. 5Slovenia0.94
  6. 6Sweden0.93
  7. 7Seychelles0.93
  8. 7Honduras0.93
  9. 8Latvia0.93
  10. 9Ireland0.92
  11. 10Luxembourg0.92
  12. 10Chile0.92
  13. 11Costa Rica0.92
  14. 12Panama0.91
  15. 13Uruguay0.91
  16. 14Vanuatu0.91
  17. 15Barbados0.9
  18. 16Dominican Republic0.9
  19. 17Solomon Islands0.9
  20. 18Cyprus0.89
  21. 19Austria0.88
  22. 20Germany0.88
  23. 21Nigeria0.88
  24. 22Denmark0.88
  25. 23Malta0.87
  26. 24Spain0.87
  27. 25Trinidad and Tobago0.87
  28. 25Cabo Verde0.87
  29. 26Poland0.86
  30. 26Kenya0.86
  31. 26Australia0.86
  32. 27Sierra Leone0.86
  33. 28Canada0.85
  34. 28Norway0.85
  35. 29Korea, Rep.0.85
  36. 29Bulgaria0.85
  37. 30Brazil0.85
  38. 30Papua New Guinea0.85
  39. 31New Zealand0.85
  40. 32Zambia0.84
  41. 33Israel0.84
  42. 34Peru0.84
  43. 35Botswana0.83
  44. 36Nepal0.83
  45. 36South Africa0.83
  46. 37Taiwan0.83
  47. 37Suriname0.83
  48. 37Sri Lanka0.83
  49. 38Portugal0.83
  50. 39Montenegro0.82
  51. 40Lithuania0.82
  52. 41Italy0.82
  53. 42Gambia, The0.82
  54. 43Finland0.82
  55. 44Croatia0.81
  56. 45Slovak Republic0.81
  57. 46France0.8
  58. 47Malawi0.8
  59. 48Switzerland0.77
  60. 49Netherlands0.76
  61. 50Guyana0.76
  62. 51Japan0.76
  63. 51Albania0.76
  64. 52Iceland0.76
  65. 53Senegal0.76
  66. 54Romania0.75
  67. 55Bosnia and Herzegovina0.75
  68. 56Guatemala0.74
  69. 57Timor-Leste0.73
  70. 58Namibia0.72
  71. 59Benin0.71
  72. 60Mexico0.71
  73. 61Paraguay0.7
  74. 62Haiti0.69
  75. 63Moldova0.69
  76. 63Niger0.69
  77. 64Madagascar0.68
  78. 65Greece0.68
  79. 66Mongolia0.67
  80. 67Ghana0.67
  81. 68United Kingdom0.67
  82. 69North Macedonia0.66
  83. 70Lesotho0.64
  84. 71Sao Tome and Principe0.64
  85. 71Fiji0.64
  86. 72Argentina0.63
  87. 73Kosovo0.62
  88. 74Lebanon0.62
  89. 75Togo0.61
  90. 75Liberia0.61
  91. 76Iraq0.6
  92. 77Colombia0.6
  93. 78Serbia0.6
  94. 79Mauritius0.59
  95. 80Philippines0.59
  96. 81Georgia0.58
  97. 82Bolivia0.58
  98. 82Armenia0.58
  99. 83Cote d'Ivoire0.58
  100. 84Burkina Faso0.56
  101. 85Tunisia0.56
  102. 86Maldives0.56
  103. 87Guinea-Bissau0.52
  104. 88Bangladesh0.52
  105. 89Tanzania0.52
  106. 90Congo, Dem. Rep.0.51
  107. 91Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.49
  108. 92Morocco0.48
  109. 93Singapore0.47
  110. 94Ecuador0.43
  111. 95Gabon0.43
  112. 96Kuwait0.42
  113. 97Angola0.42
  114. 98Mozambique0.41
  115. 99Bhutan0.4
  116. 100United States0.4
  117. 101Thailand0.38
  118. 102Kyrgyz Republic0.38
  119. 103West Bank and Gaza0.35
  120. 104Ethiopia0.34
  121. 105Kazakhstan0.33
  122. 106Indonesia0.33
  123. 107Central African Republic0.33
  124. 108Comoros0.3
  125. 109Djibouti0.3
  126. 110Guinea0.3
  127. 111Hungary0.3
  128. 112Malaysia0.29
  129. 113Libya0.28
  130. 114Mali0.28
  131. 114Ukraine0.28
  132. 115Pakistan0.27
  133. 116Congo, Rep.0.26
  134. 117Mauritania0.25
  135. 118Uzbekistan0.25
  136. 119Yemen, Rep.0.24
  137. 120Hong Kong SAR, China0.24
  138. 121Viet Nam0.22
  139. 122Cambodia0.22
  140. 123Oman0.22
  141. 124Cameroon0.21
  142. 125Sudan0.21
  143. 125Algeria0.21
  144. 126Syrian Arab Republic0.2
  145. 127Bahrain0.2
  146. 128Uganda0.2
  147. 129United Arab Emirates0.2
  148. 130Eswatini0.18
  149. 131Russian Federation0.18
  150. 132Jordan0.17
  151. 133El Salvador0.17
  152. 134Zimbabwe0.16
  153. 135Burundi0.14
  154. 136India0.14
  155. 137Chad0.13
  156. 138Venezuela, RB0.13
  157. 139Lao PDR0.12
  158. 140Equatorial Guinea0.11
  159. 141Qatar0.1
  160. 142Rwanda0.1
  161. 143Azerbaijan0.09
  162. 144Turkiye0.09
  163. 145Afghanistan0.09
  164. 146Cuba0.08
  165. 147Tajikistan0.08
  166. 148Egypt, Arab Rep.0.08
  167. 149China0.07
  168. 150Saudi Arabia0.07
  169. 151Turkmenistan0.06
  170. 152Belarus0.06
  171. 152Iran, Islamic Rep.0.06
  172. 153South Sudan0.05
  173. 154Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.04
  174. 155Eritrea0.03
  175. 156Myanmar0.02
  176. 157Nicaragua0.02

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