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