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