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  1. 1New Zealand0.98
  2. 2Finland0.98
  3. 3Ireland0.98
  4. 4Latvia0.97
  5. 5Switzerland0.97
  6. 6Chile0.97
  7. 7Czechia0.97
  8. 8Seychelles0.97
  9. 9Poland0.96
  10. 9Jamaica0.96
  11. 10Italy0.96
  12. 11Korea, Rep.0.96
  13. 11Spain0.96
  14. 12Belgium0.96
  15. 12Mauritius0.96
  16. 13Dominican Republic0.96
  17. 14Barbados0.95
  18. 15Luxembourg0.95
  19. 16Costa Rica0.95
  20. 17Taiwan0.95
  21. 18Vanuatu0.95
  22. 19France0.95
  23. 20Liberia0.94
  24. 20Gabon0.94
  25. 21Romania0.94
  26. 22Namibia0.94
  27. 23Uruguay0.94
  28. 24Kenya0.93
  29. 25Austria0.93
  30. 26Suriname0.93
  31. 27Cabo Verde0.93
  32. 28Greece0.93
  33. 29Iceland0.92
  34. 30Nigeria0.92
  35. 30Panama0.92
  36. 31Canada0.91
  37. 32Sri Lanka0.91
  38. 33Malta0.91
  39. 34Denmark0.91
  40. 35Sweden0.91
  41. 36Bulgaria0.9
  42. 37Montenegro0.9
  43. 37Sao Tome and Principe0.9
  44. 38Estonia0.9
  45. 39Trinidad and Tobago0.89
  46. 40Brazil0.89
  47. 40United Kingdom0.89
  48. 41Netherlands0.89
  49. 42Norway0.89
  50. 43Cyprus0.88
  51. 43Albania0.88
  52. 43Timor-Leste0.88
  53. 44Lesotho0.88
  54. 44Gambia, The0.88
  55. 45Japan0.88
  56. 46Australia0.88
  57. 46Slovenia0.88
  58. 47Sierra Leone0.87
  59. 48Kosovo0.87
  60. 49Nepal0.86
  61. 50Germany0.86
  62. 50Ghana0.86
  63. 51Solomon Islands0.85
  64. 52Senegal0.84
  65. 53Guyana0.83
  66. 53Hungary0.83
  67. 54Argentina0.83
  68. 55Zambia0.83
  69. 56United States0.83
  70. 56Israel0.83
  71. 57South Africa0.83
  72. 58Lithuania0.82
  73. 58Moldova0.82
  74. 58Honduras0.82
  75. 59Papua New Guinea0.81
  76. 60Armenia0.81
  77. 61Mongolia0.81
  78. 62Croatia0.81
  79. 63Botswana0.81
  80. 64Mexico0.8
  81. 65Haiti0.79
  82. 66Bolivia0.79
  83. 67Benin0.79
  84. 68Portugal0.79
  85. 69Slovak Republic0.78
  86. 70North Macedonia0.78
  87. 71Guatemala0.78
  88. 72Lebanon0.78
  89. 73Paraguay0.78
  90. 74Fiji0.77
  91. 75Niger0.76
  92. 76Bosnia and Herzegovina0.75
  93. 77Ecuador0.75
  94. 78Serbia0.74
  95. 79Tanzania0.74
  96. 80Malawi0.73
  97. 81Singapore0.72
  98. 82Jordan0.71
  99. 82Cameroon0.71
  100. 83Bhutan0.7
  101. 83Peru0.7
  102. 84Malaysia0.7
  103. 85Kyrgyz Republic0.69
  104. 86India0.68
  105. 87Maldives0.67
  106. 88Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.67
  107. 89Pakistan0.66
  108. 90Congo, Dem. Rep.0.66
  109. 91Angola0.66
  110. 92Colombia0.65
  111. 93Cote d'Ivoire0.64
  112. 94Philippines0.62
  113. 95Madagascar0.62
  114. 96Tunisia0.6
  115. 97Morocco0.58
  116. 98Thailand0.57
  117. 99Mauritania0.57
  118. 100Guinea-Bissau0.56
  119. 101Bangladesh0.55
  120. 101Ukraine0.55
  121. 102Georgia0.54
  122. 103Algeria0.53
  123. 104Mozambique0.53
  124. 105Indonesia0.53
  125. 106Djibouti0.52
  126. 107Kazakhstan0.45
  127. 108West Bank and Gaza0.45
  128. 109Iraq0.43
  129. 110Uzbekistan0.41
  130. 111Uganda0.41
  131. 112Kuwait0.39
  132. 113El Salvador0.39
  133. 114Chad0.38
  134. 115Oman0.38
  135. 116United Arab Emirates0.36
  136. 116Central African Republic0.36
  137. 117Cambodia0.35
  138. 118Viet Nam0.34
  139. 119Yemen, Rep.0.34
  140. 119Togo0.34
  141. 120Russian Federation0.33
  142. 121Libya0.33
  143. 122Sudan0.32
  144. 123Guinea0.31
  145. 124Iran, Islamic Rep.0.29
  146. 125Comoros0.29
  147. 126Azerbaijan0.29
  148. 127Syrian Arab Republic0.28
  149. 128Bahrain0.27
  150. 128Ethiopia0.27
  151. 129Burkina Faso0.26
  152. 130Hong Kong SAR, China0.25
  153. 131Mali0.23
  154. 132Zimbabwe0.22
  155. 133Congo, Rep.0.2
  156. 134Equatorial Guinea0.19
  157. 135Egypt, Arab Rep.0.19
  158. 136Turkiye0.18
  159. 137Rwanda0.15
  160. 138Saudi Arabia0.15
  161. 139Burundi0.15
  162. 140South Sudan0.12
  163. 141Turkmenistan0.12
  164. 142Qatar0.1
  165. 143Venezuela, RB0.09
  166. 144Lao PDR0.08
  167. 145China0.08
  168. 146Cuba0.07
  169. 147Eswatini0.07
  170. 148Tajikistan0.06
  171. 149Myanmar0.05
  172. 150Eritrea0.04
  173. 151Afghanistan0.03
  174. 152Belarus0.03
  175. 153Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.02
  176. 154Nicaragua0.01

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