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196 countries · 2005–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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1
Czechia
12
2
Estonia
12
3
Ireland
12
4
New Zealand
12
5
Panama
12
6
Taiwan
12
7
Spain
12
8
Uruguay
12
9
Tuvalu
12
10
Iceland
12
11
Israel
12
12
Bhutan
12
13
Italy
12
14
Canada
12
15
Australia
12
16
Norway
12
17
Japan
12
18
Austria
12
19
Finland
12
20
Croatia
12
21
Ghana
12
22
Netherlands
12
23
Palau
12
24
Switzerland
12
25
Andorra
12
26
United Kingdom
12
27
Denmark
12
28
Chile
12
29
Belgium
12
30
Seychelles
12
31
Barbados
12
32
Sweden
12
33
Slovenia
12
34
Germany
12
35
France
12
36
Slovak Republic
12
37
Suriname
12
38
Lithuania
12
39
Cyprus
12
40
Portugal
12
41
Luxembourg
12
42
Latvia
12
43
San Marino
12
44
Costa Rica
12
45
Cabo Verde
12
46
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
12
47
Greece
12
48
Bahamas, The
12
49
South Africa
12
50
Marshall Islands
12
51
Malta
12
52
Romania
12
53
Jamaica
11
54
Naoero
11
55
Grenada
11
56
Antigua and Barbuda
11
57
Timor-Leste
11
58
India
11
59
Kiribati
11
60
Mauritius
11
61
Sri Lanka
11
62
Belize
11
63
Mongolia
11
64
Liberia
11
65
Sao Tome and Principe
11
66
Lesotho
11
67
St. Lucia
11
68
Indonesia
11
69
Trinidad and Tobago
11
70
Botswana
11
71
Korea, Rep.
11
72
Argentina
11
73
Bolivia
11
74
Dominica
11
75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
11
76
United States
11
77
Peru
10
78
Liechtenstein
10
79
Nepal
10
80
Brazil
10
81
Malawi
10
82
Ecuador
10
83
Vanuatu
10
84
Senegal
10
85
Colombia
10
86
St. Kitts and Nevis
10
87
Albania
9
88
North Macedonia
9
89
Tonga
9
90
Philippines
9
91
Solomon Islands
9
92
Mexico
9
93
Samoa
9
94
Namibia
9
95
Guyana
9
96
Paraguay
9
97
Poland
9
98
Dominican Republic
9
99
Kenya
8
100
Iraq
8
101
Gambia, The
8
102
Montenegro
8
103
Bulgaria
8
104
Fiji
8
105
Moldova
8
106
Monaco
8
107
Sierra Leone
7
108
Ukraine
7
109
Armenia
7
110
Hungary
7
111
Honduras
7
112
Maldives
7
113
Nigeria
6
114
Guatemala
6
115
Georgia
6
116
Malaysia
6
117
Papua New Guinea
6
118
Lebanon
6
119
Zambia
6
120
Mauritania
6
121
El Salvador
5
122
Cote d'Ivoire
5
123
Morocco
5
124
Serbia
5
125
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5
126
Comoros
5
127
Turkiye
5
128
Ethiopia
4
129
Benin
4
130
Madagascar
4
131
Singapore
4
132
Jordan
3
133
Algeria
3
134
Thailand
3
135
Bangladesh
3
136
Angola
3
137
Mozambique
3
138
Pakistan
3
139
Zimbabwe
3
140
Uganda
3
141
Djibouti
2
142
Qatar
2
143
Gabon
2
144
Bahrain
2
145
Rwanda
2
146
Kyrgyz Republic
2
147
Oman
2
148
Egypt, Arab Rep.
2
149
Tunisia
2
150
Iran, Islamic Rep.
2
151
United Arab Emirates
1
152
Kazakhstan
1
153
Burundi
1
154
Togo
1
155
Congo, Dem. Rep.
1
156
Guinea-Bissau
1
157
Central African Republic
1
158
Uzbekistan
1
159
Cameroon
1
160
Haiti
1
161
Libya
1
162
Chad
0
163
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
164
Nicaragua
0
165
Guinea
0
166
Cambodia
0
167
Azerbaijan
0
168
Brunei Darussalam
0
169
Tajikistan
0
170
Turkmenistan
0
171
Eritrea
0
172
Tanzania
0
173
Venezuela, RB
0
174
Myanmar
0
175
Belarus
0
176
Congo, Rep.
0
177
Saudi Arabia
0
178
Mali
0
179
Sudan
0
180
Equatorial Guinea
0
181
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0
182
Cuba
0
183
South Sudan
0
184
Viet Nam
0
185
Burkina Faso
0
186
China
0
187
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0
188
Yemen, Rep.
0
189
Eswatini
0
190
Lao PDR
0
191
Niger
0
192
Kuwait
0
193
Syrian Arab Republic
0
194
Russian Federation
0
195
Afghanistan
0
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