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196 countries · 2003–2025
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2025
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Value
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1
Finland
60
2
Norway
60
3
Luxembourg
59
4
Sweden
59
5
New Zealand
59
6
San Marino
58
7
Netherlands
58
8
Canada
58
9
Ireland
58
10
Slovenia
58
11
Czechia
58
12
Estonia
57
13
Denmark
57
14
Iceland
57
15
Uruguay
57
16
Barbados
57
17
Portugal
57
18
Chile
57
19
Monaco
57
20
Liechtenstein
57
21
Switzerland
57
22
Belgium
57
23
Tuvalu
56
24
Austria
56
25
Japan
56
26
Australia
55
27
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
55
28
Taiwan
55
29
Germany
55
30
Andorra
55
31
Marshall Islands
55
32
Palau
55
33
Dominica
55
34
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
54
35
Cabo Verde
54
36
Spain
54
37
St. Kitts and Nevis
54
38
Belize
53
39
Slovak Republic
53
40
Kiribati
53
41
Malta
53
42
St. Lucia
53
43
Costa Rica
53
44
United Kingdom
53
45
Grenada
52
46
Samoa
52
47
Latvia
52
48
Bahamas, The
52
49
Italy
52
50
Cyprus
52
51
Lithuania
52
52
Mauritius
51
53
Antigua and Barbuda
51
54
France
51
55
Korea, Rep.
50
56
Argentina
50
57
Greece
50
58
Tonga
50
59
Vanuatu
50
60
United States
49
61
Trinidad and Tobago
49
62
Sao Tome and Principe
49
63
Mongolia
48
64
Poland
48
65
Croatia
48
66
Romania
48
67
South Africa
47
68
Solomon Islands
47
69
Jamaica
47
70
Panama
47
71
Seychelles
46
72
Suriname
46
73
Ghana
45
74
Namibia
45
75
Guyana
45
76
Botswana
44
77
Fiji
44
78
Bulgaria
44
79
Brazil
43
80
Naoero
43
81
Montenegro
42
82
Benin
42
83
Hungary
41
84
Albania
41
85
Dominican Republic
40
86
Senegal
40
87
Timor-Leste
40
88
Israel
39
89
Peru
39
90
Bolivia
39
91
Papua New Guinea
39
92
North Macedonia
39
93
Malawi
38
94
Colombia
38
95
Sierra Leone
38
96
Paraguay
37
97
Bosnia and Herzegovina
37
98
Ecuador
37
99
Bhutan
36
100
Lesotho
36
101
Moldova
35
102
Serbia
35
103
Liberia
34
104
Madagascar
34
105
Sri Lanka
34
106
Philippines
33
107
Mexico
32
108
Georgia
32
109
Hong Kong SAR, China
32
110
Nepal
32
111
Malaysia
31
112
India
31
113
Tunisia
31
114
Zambia
31
115
Armenia
31
116
Bangladesh
29
117
Gambia, The
29
118
Cote d'Ivoire
29
119
Mozambique
29
120
Guatemala
29
121
Singapore
29
122
Ukraine
29
123
Indonesia
28
124
Kenya
28
125
El Salvador
27
126
Lebanon
26
127
Guinea-Bissau
26
128
Togo
26
129
Honduras
26
130
Comoros
25
131
Niger
24
132
Morocco
24
133
Nigeria
24
134
Uganda
23
135
Kuwait
23
136
Mauritania
23
137
Guinea
22
138
Tanzania
22
139
Thailand
22
140
Maldives
22
141
Jordan
22
142
Algeria
21
143
Kyrgyz Republic
21
144
Gabon
20
145
Brunei Darussalam
20
146
Pakistan
20
147
Djibouti
19
148
Qatar
18
149
Cambodia
18
150
Angola
18
151
Mali
18
152
Oman
18
153
Kazakhstan
18
154
Burkina Faso
18
155
Zimbabwe
17
156
Haiti
17
157
Turkiye
16
158
Viet Nam
16
159
Eswatini
16
160
Iraq
15
161
Congo, Rep.
15
162
Chad
14
163
Congo, Dem. Rep.
14
164
Rwanda
14
165
Venezuela, RB
13
166
United Arab Emirates
13
167
Nicaragua
12
168
Egypt, Arab Rep.
12
169
Syrian Arab Republic
12
170
China
11
171
Burundi
11
172
Lao PDR
11
173
Ethiopia
10
174
Uzbekistan
10
175
Bahrain
10
176
Cameroon
9
177
Yemen, Rep.
9
178
Cuba
9
179
Libya
8
180
Russian Federation
8
181
Saudi Arabia
8
182
Afghanistan
7
183
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6
184
Azerbaijan
6
185
Myanmar
6
186
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
6
187
Belarus
6
188
Sudan
5
189
Equatorial Guinea
5
190
Tajikistan
5
191
South Sudan
4
192
Central African Republic
4
193
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
194
Eritrea
2
195
Turkmenistan
1
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