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216 countries · 2012–2026
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2026
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Country
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Value
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1
Congo, Dem. Rep.
22.34M
2
Angola
18.43M
3
Australia
16.66M
4
Zambia
10.14M
5
Brazil
9.1M
6
Russian Federation
7.6M
7
Mozambique
7.52M
8
South Sudan
7.29M
9
Indonesia
6.78M
10
Central African Republic
6.02M
11
Myanmar
4.33M
12
India
4.05M
13
United States
3.35M
14
Guinea
3.25M
15
Venezuela, RB
3.09M
16
Tanzania
3.06M
17
Nigeria
2.83M
18
Thailand
2.67M
19
Lao PDR
2.64M
20
Canada
2.62M
21
China
2.34M
22
Ethiopia
2.01M
23
Ghana
1.76M
24
Madagascar
1.62M
25
Cambodia
1.53M
26
Mali
1.5M
27
Cameroon
1.44M
28
Papua New Guinea
1.43M
29
South Africa
1.43M
30
Mexico
1.34M
31
Chad
1.31M
32
Bolivia
1.28M
33
Sudan
1.22M
34
Senegal
1.19M
35
Congo, Rep.
1.05M
36
Colombia
1.02M
37
Argentina
1.01M
38
Namibia
817,594
39
Zimbabwe
813,918
40
Paraguay
733,713
41
Sierra Leone
731,535
42
Uganda
673,063
43
Kazakhstan
664,587
44
Burkina Faso
554,352
45
Botswana
516,876
46
Ukraine
491,741
47
Cote d'Ivoire
451,937
48
Benin
343,416
49
Honduras
333,168
50
Peru
319,543
51
Chile
311,596
52
Viet Nam
311,098
53
Spain
255,532
54
Philippines
247,081
55
Cuba
223,842
56
Algeria
211,114
57
Togo
208,905
58
Nicaragua
206,703
59
Guinea-Bissau
198,497
60
Guatemala
177,414
61
Liberia
170,428
62
Malawi
166,377
63
Nepal
156,215
64
Iran, Islamic Rep.
148,105
65
Bangladesh
143,982
66
Gabon
143,247
67
Italy
142,249
68
Turkiye
116,152
69
France
110,145
70
Iraq
106,692
71
Kenya
103,130
72
Costa Rica
98,211
73
Gambia, The
97,664
74
Bosnia and Herzegovina
91,974
75
Niger
88,442
76
Pakistan
83,079
77
Guyana
75,281
78
Portugal
67,664
79
Mongolia
64,308
80
Serbia
61,873
81
Malaysia
59,961
82
Romania
57,022
83
Ecuador
54,751
84
Mauritania
53,724
85
Montenegro
46,163
86
Panama
43,889
87
Belize
41,570
88
Syrian Arab Republic
40,588
89
Albania
37,256
90
El Salvador
37,083
91
Dominican Republic
33,273
92
Tunisia
30,370
93
Uzbekistan
29,965
94
Greece
29,674
95
United Kingdom
28,299
96
North Macedonia
27,723
97
Suriname
27,022
98
Turkmenistan
23,993
99
Sri Lanka
20,210
100
Eswatini
20,011
101
Vanuatu
19,351
102
Azerbaijan
18,370
103
Burundi
18,358
104
New Zealand
18,213
105
Fiji
17,907
106
Belarus
15,617
107
Japan
15,417
108
Bulgaria
15,144
109
Georgia
13,880
110
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
13,509
111
Uruguay
13,466
112
Timor-Leste
13,269
113
Bahamas, The
12,414
114
Eritrea
10,283
115
Rwanda
10,183
116
Croatia
9,034
117
Germany
8,817
118
Morocco
7,114
119
Bhutan
6,804
120
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6,698
121
Hungary
6,495
122
Haiti
6,490
123
Jamaica
6,108
124
New Caledonia
5,676
125
Ireland
5,655
126
Belgium
5,433
127
Lesotho
4,933
128
Saudi Arabia
4,851
129
Poland
4,404
130
Korea, Rep.
3,045
131
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2,608
132
Trinidad and Tobago
2,352
133
Lebanon
2,241
134
Moldova
2,094
135
Afghanistan
1,982
136
Austria
1,914
137
Comoros
1,877
138
Netherlands
1,787
139
Kyrgyz Republic
1,739
140
Armenia
1,439
141
Israel
1,357
142
Tajikistan
1,262
143
Denmark
1,177
144
Yemen, Rep.
984
145
Norway
971
146
Equatorial Guinea
960
147
Latvia
732
148
Slovak Republic
638
149
Cabo Verde
503
150
Lithuania
464
151
Brunei Darussalam
439
152
Taiwan
431
153
Solomon Islands
382
154
Finland
378
155
Sweden
345
156
Greenland
329
157
Libya
281
158
Palau
273
159
Jordan
266
160
Puerto Rico (US)
229
161
Oman
220
162
Mauritius
215
163
West Bank and Gaza
214
164
Djibouti
207
165
Barbados
199
166
Czechia
188
167
Slovenia
172
168
Grenada
159
169
Kuwait
143
170
Switzerland
75
171
Liechtenstein
0
172
Marshall Islands
0
173
British Virgin Islands
0
174
Malta
0
175
Maldives
0
176
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
0
177
Singapore
0
178
Bermuda
0
179
Monaco
0
180
St. Martin (French part)
0
181
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0
182
Macao SAR, China
0
183
Luxembourg
0
184
Northern Mariana Islands
0
185
San Marino
0
186
Bahrain
0
187
St. Lucia
0
188
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
189
Kiribati
0
190
Sao Tome and Principe
0
191
Samoa
0
192
Antigua and Barbuda
0
193
Iceland
0
194
Curacao
0
195
Qatar
0
196
American Samoa
0
197
Cayman Islands
0
198
Cyprus
0
199
Tuvalu
0
200
Isle of Man
0
201
French Polynesia
0
202
United Arab Emirates
0
203
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
204
Dominica
0
205
Naoero
0
206
Andorra
0
207
Seychelles
0
208
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
209
Guam
0
210
Turks and Caicos Islands
0
211
Tonga
0
212
Estonia
0
213
Aruba
0
214
Gibraltar
0
215
Faroe Islands
0
216
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
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