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196 countries · 2002–2025
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2025
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1
Finland
100
2
New Zealand
99
3
Norway
99
4
Sweden
99
5
Ireland
98
6
Slovenia
97
7
Netherlands
97
8
Luxembourg
97
9
Denmark
97
10
Uruguay
97
11
San Marino
97
12
Canada
97
13
Switzerland
96
14
Portugal
96
15
Japan
96
16
Estonia
96
17
Chile
95
18
Iceland
95
19
Belgium
95
20
Germany
95
21
Czechia
95
22
Austria
94
23
Australia
94
24
Barbados
94
25
Marshall Islands
93
26
Taiwan
93
27
Andorra
93
28
Tuvalu
93
29
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
92
30
United Kingdom
92
31
Dominica
92
32
Cabo Verde
92
33
Palau
92
34
St. Lucia
91
35
Spain
91
36
Costa Rica
91
37
Bahamas, The
90
38
Cyprus
90
39
Lithuania
90
40
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
90
41
Liechtenstein
90
42
France
89
43
St. Kitts and Nevis
89
44
Grenada
89
45
Latvia
89
46
Kiribati
89
47
Slovak Republic
88
48
Malta
88
49
Belize
87
50
Italy
87
51
Mauritius
87
52
Argentina
85
53
Greece
85
54
Samoa
84
55
Sao Tome and Principe
84
56
Mongolia
84
57
Romania
83
58
Trinidad and Tobago
83
59
Korea, Rep.
83
60
Antigua and Barbuda
83
61
Croatia
82
62
Panama
82
63
Poland
82
64
Monaco
82
65
Vanuatu
82
66
United States
81
67
Seychelles
81
68
Jamaica
81
69
Suriname
81
70
South Africa
81
71
Ghana
80
72
Tonga
79
73
Naoero
75
74
Botswana
75
75
Guyana
74
76
Solomon Islands
74
77
Bulgaria
74
78
Brazil
73
79
Namibia
73
80
Israel
73
81
Timor-Leste
73
82
Fiji
72
83
Senegal
70
84
Colombia
69
85
Bolivia
69
86
Bhutan
69
87
Albania
69
88
Malawi
68
89
Montenegro
68
90
Lesotho
67
91
North Macedonia
67
92
Dominican Republic
67
93
Peru
66
94
Hungary
65
95
Liberia
65
96
Ecuador
64
97
Paraguay
63
98
Sri Lanka
63
99
India
62
100
Papua New Guinea
61
101
Benin
61
102
Sierra Leone
61
103
Moldova
60
104
Nepal
59
105
Mexico
58
106
Philippines
58
107
Indonesia
56
108
Armenia
54
109
Bosnia and Herzegovina
54
110
Serbia
53
111
Zambia
53
112
Malaysia
53
113
Gambia, The
51
114
Ukraine
51
115
Georgia
51
116
Madagascar
50
117
Kenya
49
118
Singapore
48
119
Guatemala
48
120
Honduras
47
121
Cote d'Ivoire
46
122
Nigeria
44
123
Bangladesh
44
124
Tunisia
42
125
Mozambique
42
126
El Salvador
42
127
Maldives
41
128
Hong Kong SAR, China
41
129
Comoros
41
130
Lebanon
41
131
Mauritania
38
132
Morocco
37
133
Togo
37
134
Jordan
34
135
Guinea-Bissau
33
136
Uganda
33
137
Thailand
33
138
Turkiye
32
139
Pakistan
32
140
Iraq
31
141
Algeria
31
142
Kuwait
30
143
Guinea
28
144
Angola
28
145
Tanzania
28
146
Brunei Darussalam
27
147
Niger
27
148
Kyrgyz Republic
25
149
Qatar
25
150
Zimbabwe
25
151
Gabon
25
152
Oman
24
153
Djibouti
24
154
Kazakhstan
23
155
Haiti
22
156
Cambodia
22
157
Rwanda
21
158
Mali
21
159
Viet Nam
20
160
Burkina Faso
20
161
Ethiopia
18
162
Congo, Dem. Rep.
18
163
United Arab Emirates
18
164
Egypt, Arab Rep.
18
165
Eswatini
17
166
Congo, Rep.
17
167
Chad
15
168
Cameroon
15
169
Nicaragua
14
170
Lao PDR
13
171
Burundi
13
172
Venezuela, RB
13
173
Uzbekistan
12
174
Russian Federation
12
175
Bahrain
12
176
Iran, Islamic Rep.
10
177
Libya
10
178
Yemen, Rep.
10
179
Syrian Arab Republic
10
180
Saudi Arabia
9
181
Cuba
9
182
China
9
183
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8
184
Afghanistan
8
185
Belarus
7
186
Azerbaijan
6
187
Central African Republic
5
188
Equatorial Guinea
5
189
Tajikistan
5
190
Myanmar
4
191
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
192
Eritrea
3
193
Sudan
1
194
Turkmenistan
1
195
South Sudan
0
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