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198 countries · 1972–2025
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2025
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East Asia & Pacific
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
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Value
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1
Turkmenistan
7
2
Tajikistan
7
3
Iran, Islamic Rep.
7
4
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
7
5
Afghanistan
7
6
Belarus
7
7
Eritrea
7
8
Sudan
7
9
South Sudan
7
10
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
7
11
Myanmar
7
12
Equatorial Guinea
7
13
Central African Republic
7
14
Azerbaijan
7
15
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
16
Turkiye
6
17
China
6
18
Bahrain
6
19
Cameroon
6
20
Congo, Dem. Rep.
6
21
Congo, Rep.
6
22
Chad
6
23
Syrian Arab Republic
6
24
Cuba
6
25
Eswatini
6
26
Ethiopia
6
27
Uzbekistan
6
28
Burundi
6
29
Saudi Arabia
6
30
Rwanda
6
31
Russian Federation
6
32
Venezuela, RB
6
33
Viet Nam
6
34
Iraq
6
35
United Arab Emirates
6
36
Yemen, Rep.
6
37
Lao PDR
6
38
Libya
6
39
Nicaragua
6
40
Uganda
5
41
Pakistan
5
42
Mali
5
43
Maldives
5
44
Gabon
5
45
Jordan
5
46
Thailand
5
47
Kyrgyz Republic
5
48
Djibouti
5
49
Cambodia
5
50
Morocco
5
51
Brunei Darussalam
5
52
Angola
5
53
Tanzania
5
54
Burkina Faso
5
55
Guinea
5
56
Kazakhstan
5
57
Mauritania
5
58
Haiti
5
59
Oman
5
60
Niger
5
61
Kuwait
5
62
Algeria
5
63
Qatar
5
64
Comoros
5
65
Nigeria
5
66
Zimbabwe
5
67
Hong Kong SAR, China
4
68
Guatemala
4
69
Singapore
4
70
Guinea-Bissau
4
71
Georgia
4
72
Gambia, The
4
73
Ukraine
4
74
Togo
4
75
Cote d'Ivoire
4
76
Lebanon
4
77
Kenya
4
78
Madagascar
4
79
Mozambique
4
80
Zambia
4
81
Armenia
4
82
Philippines
4
83
India
4
84
Malaysia
4
85
Tunisia
4
86
Indonesia
4
87
Bangladesh
4
88
Mexico
4
89
Sri Lanka
4
90
Nepal
4
91
Liberia
4
92
Honduras
4
93
El Salvador
4
94
Albania
3
95
Papua New Guinea
3
96
Israel
3
97
Montenegro
3
98
Colombia
3
99
Timor-Leste
3
100
North Macedonia
3
101
Bhutan
3
102
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
103
Hungary
3
104
Brazil
3
105
Bolivia
3
106
Paraguay
3
107
Lesotho
3
108
Senegal
3
109
Sierra Leone
3
110
Peru
3
111
Serbia
3
112
Benin
3
113
Ecuador
3
114
Moldova
3
115
Malawi
3
116
Dominican Republic
3
117
Naoero
3
118
Argentina
2
119
Mauritius
2
120
France
2
121
Fiji
2
122
Bulgaria
2
123
South Africa
2
124
Croatia
2
125
Panama
2
126
Botswana
2
127
Trinidad and Tobago
2
128
Mongolia
2
129
Jamaica
2
130
Poland
2
131
Italy
2
132
Korea, Rep.
2
133
Antigua and Barbuda
2
134
Sao Tome and Principe
2
135
United States
2
136
Vanuatu
2
137
Seychelles
2
138
Cyprus
2
139
Suriname
2
140
Tonga
2
141
Samoa
2
142
Bahamas, The
2
143
Ghana
2
144
Lithuania
2
145
Greece
2
146
Grenada
2
147
Guyana
2
148
Latvia
2
149
Namibia
2
150
Romania
2
151
Solomon Islands
2
152
Austria
1
153
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
154
Kiribati
1
155
Norway
1
156
Andorra
1
157
Japan
1
158
Palau
1
159
St. Lucia
1
160
Netherlands
1
161
Iceland
1
162
Ireland
1
163
Liechtenstein
1
164
Portugal
1
165
Australia
1
166
Luxembourg
1
167
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1
168
United Kingdom
1
169
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1
170
Belgium
1
171
Finland
1
172
San Marino
1
173
Estonia
1
174
Spain
1
175
Monaco
1
176
Slovak Republic
1
177
Denmark
1
178
Slovenia
1
179
Dominica
1
180
Belize
1
181
Sweden
1
182
Germany
1
183
Uruguay
1
184
Czechia
1
185
Costa Rica
1
186
Cabo Verde
1
187
Marshall Islands
1
188
Chile
1
189
Switzerland
1
190
Taiwan
1
191
Canada
1
192
Malta
1
193
Barbados
1
194
Tuvalu
1
195
New Zealand
1
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