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197 countries · 1896–1996
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1996
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East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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South Asia
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197 of 197
#
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Latvia
169.8
2
Netherlands
168.7
3
Estonia
168.7
4
Czechia
168.5
5
Serbia
167.7
6
Slovak Republic
167.5
7
Denmark
167.2
8
Lithuania
166.6
9
Belarus
166.3
10
Ukraine
166.3
11
Slovenia
166.1
12
Iceland
165.9
13
Finland
165.9
14
Germany
165.9
15
Australia
165.9
16
Bosnia and Herzegovina
165.8
17
Sweden
165.7
18
Croatia
165.6
19
Norway
165.6
20
Tonga
165.5
21
Belgium
165.5
22
Barbados
165.3
23
Russian Federation
165.3
24
Ireland
165.1
25
New Zealand
164.9
26
France
164.9
27
Greece
164.9
28
Montenegro
164.9
29
Bulgaria
164.8
30
Austria
164.6
31
Italy
164.6
32
Poland
164.6
33
American Samoa
164.5
34
French Polynesia
164.5
35
Grenada
164.5
36
Luxembourg
164.4
37
United Kingdom
164.4
38
Dominica
164.3
39
Canada
163.9
40
Hungary
163.7
41
United States
163.5
42
Switzerland
163.5
43
Spain
163.4
44
Moldova
163.2
45
Jamaica
163.1
46
Portugal
163
47
Georgia
163
48
Andorra
162.9
49
Romania
162.7
50
Senegal
162.5
51
Lebanon
162.4
52
Korea, Rep.
162.3
53
St. Lucia
162.3
54
Cyprus
162.3
55
Uruguay
162.1
56
Libya
162.1
57
Seychelles
162.1
58
Samoa
162
59
Israel
161.8
60
Albania
161.8
61
Turkmenistan
161.7
62
Fiji
161.7
63
Cabo Verde
161.6
64
Greenland
161.5
65
Taiwan
161.5
66
Botswana
161.4
67
Gambia, The
160.9
68
Brazil
160.9
69
Malta
160.9
70
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
160.7
71
Bermuda
160.7
72
Bahamas, The
160.7
73
Suriname
160.7
74
Antigua and Barbuda
160.7
75
Trinidad and Tobago
160.6
76
Turkiye
160.5
77
Mali
160.5
78
Tunisia
160.4
79
Singapore
160.3
80
Burkina Faso
160.2
81
Chad
160.2
82
Paraguay
159.9
83
North Macedonia
159.8
84
China
159.7
85
Iran, Islamic Rep.
159.7
86
Kazakhstan
159.6
87
Kuwait
159.4
88
Qatar
159.4
89
Chile
159.4
90
Kyrgyz Republic
159.4
91
Puerto Rico (US)
159.2
92
St. Kitts and Nevis
159.2
93
Argentina
159.2
94
Algeria
159.1
95
Dominican Republic
159
96
Hong Kong SAR, China
159
97
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
159
98
Sao Tome and Principe
158.9
99
Gabon
158.8
100
Jordan
158.8
101
Cameroon
158.8
102
Namibia
158.8
103
West Bank and Gaza
158.8
104
Haiti
158.7
105
United Arab Emirates
158.7
106
Iraq
158.7
107
Syrian Arab Republic
158.6
108
Eswatini
158.6
109
Japan
158.3
110
Togo
158.3
111
Niger
158.3
112
Azerbaijan
158.3
113
Guinea-Bissau
158.2
114
Mongolia
158.2
115
Zimbabwe
158.2
116
Vanuatu
158.2
117
Kenya
158.2
118
Tuvalu
158.1
119
Armenia
158.1
120
Cote d'Ivoire
158.1
121
Central African Republic
158
122
South Africa
158
123
Cuba
158
124
Guyana
157.9
125
Ghana
157.9
126
Thailand
157.9
127
Morocco
157.8
128
Uzbekistan
157.8
129
Guinea
157.8
130
Mauritania
157.7
131
Congo, Rep.
157.6
132
Venezuela, RB
157.4
133
Tajikistan
157.3
134
Egypt, Arab Rep.
157.3
135
Equatorial Guinea
157.3
136
Angola
157.3
137
Mauritius
157.2
138
Oman
157.2
139
Kiribati
157
140
Belize
156.9
141
Colombia
156.9
142
Mexico
156.8
143
Uganda
156.7
144
Bahrain
156.7
145
Sierra Leone
156.6
146
Eritrea
156.4
147
Costa Rica
156.4
148
Nigeria
156.3
149
Malaysia
156.3
150
Palau
156.2
151
Benin
156.2
152
Djibouti
156.1
153
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
156.1
154
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
156.1
155
Sudan
156
156
Saudi Arabia
155.9
157
Tanzania
155.9
158
Zambia
155.8
159
Ethiopia
155.7
160
Lesotho
155.7
161
Liberia
155.7
162
Comoros
155.6
163
Panama
155.5
164
Congo, Dem. Rep.
155.2
165
Afghanistan
155.1
166
Maldives
155
167
Papua New Guinea
154.9
168
Rwanda
154.8
169
Sri Lanka
154.6
170
El Salvador
154.5
171
Solomon Islands
154.4
172
Malawi
154.4
173
Nicaragua
154.4
174
Myanmar
154.4
175
Ecuador
154.2
176
Burundi
154
177
Brunei Darussalam
154
178
Naoero
154
179
Yemen, Rep.
154
180
Mozambique
154
181
Bolivia
153.9
182
Pakistan
153.8
183
Honduras
153.8
184
Bhutan
153.6
185
Viet Nam
153.6
186
Peru
152.9
187
Cambodia
152.9
188
Indonesia
152.8
189
India
152.6
190
Marshall Islands
151.3
191
Lao PDR
151.3
192
Madagascar
151.2
193
Timor-Leste
151.2
194
Nepal
150.9
195
Bangladesh
150.8
196
Philippines
149.6
197
Guatemala
149.4
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