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192 countries · 1991–2019
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2019
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Value
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1
Malta
13
2
Netherlands
11
3
Sweden
11
4
United Kingdom
11
5
South Africa
10.9
6
Norway
10.9
7
Uruguay
10.9
8
Finland
10.8
9
New Zealand
10.8
10
Spain
10.3
11
Belgium
10
12
Portugal
10
13
Denmark
9.9
14
Colombia
9.9
15
France
9.8
16
Germany
9.7
17
Australia
9.6
18
Canada
9.2
19
Austria
8.9
20
Ecuador
8.9
21
Brazil
8.7
22
Luxembourg
8.1
23
Bolivia
8
24
Ireland
8
25
Argentina
7.8
26
United States
7.1
27
Croatia
7
28
Peru
6.9
29
Israel
6.8
30
Slovenia
6.8
31
Estonia
6.8
32
Greece
6.8
33
Czechia
6.5
34
Mexico
6.1
35
Thailand
6.1
36
Andorra
6.1
37
Albania
6.1
38
Switzerland
6
39
Iceland
5.9
40
Hungary
5.8
41
Serbia
5.7
42
Taiwan
5.4
43
Italy
5.4
44
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.3
45
Romania
5
46
Nepal
4.9
47
Bulgaria
4.9
48
Montenegro
4.9
49
Lithuania
4.2
50
Fiji
4.1
51
Mongolia
4.1
52
Georgia
4
53
Poland
4
54
Chile
4
55
Cyprus
4
56
Japan
3.9
57
Slovak Republic
3.9
58
Angola
3.6
59
Cabo Verde
3.1
60
Liechtenstein
3.1
61
Timor-Leste
3.1
62
Nicaragua
3.1
63
Costa Rica
3.1
64
Honduras
3.1
65
Monaco
3.1
66
Philippines
3.1
67
Seychelles
3.1
68
El Salvador
3.1
69
Russian Federation
3
70
Moldova
3
71
Mozambique
3
72
Cuba
2.9
73
Korea, Rep.
2.9
74
Latvia
2.9
75
Kazakhstan
2.1
76
North Macedonia
2.1
77
Central African Republic
2.1
78
Viet Nam
2.1
79
Mali
2.1
80
Marshall Islands
2.1
81
Vanuatu
2.1
82
Ukraine
2.1
83
Guinea-Bissau
2.1
84
Lao PDR
2.1
85
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2.1
86
Equatorial Guinea
2.1
87
Venezuela, RB
2.1
88
Jordan
2.1
89
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
2.1
90
Lesotho
2.1
91
Tajikistan
2.1
92
Djibouti
2.1
93
Guatemala
2.1
94
Suriname
2.1
95
India
2.1
96
Sao Tome and Principe
2.1
97
Haiti
2.1
98
Naoero
2.1
99
Azerbaijan
2.1
100
Armenia
2
101
Kyrgyz Republic
2
102
China
1.9
103
Panama
1.9
104
Samoa
1.7
105
Botswana
1.5
106
Congo, Dem. Rep.
1.1
107
Belize
1.1
108
San Marino
1.1
109
Turkiye
1.1
110
Cambodia
1.1
111
Dominican Republic
1.1
112
Palau
1.1
113
St. Lucia
1.1
114
Bahamas, The
1.1
115
Burkina Faso
1.1
116
Mauritius
0.71
117
Tuvalu
0.71
118
Kiribati
0.61
119
Eswatini
0.6
120
Namibia
0.58
121
Malawi
0.46
122
Egypt, Arab Rep.
0.09
123
Iraq
0.07
124
Congo, Rep.
0.07
125
Cote d'Ivoire
0.07
126
Gabon
0.07
127
Chad
0.07
128
Madagascar
0.07
129
Bahrain
0.07
130
Benin
0.07
131
Belarus
-0.01
132
Singapore
-0.21
133
Ghana
-0.23
134
Togo
-0.27
135
Grenada
-0.29
136
Brunei Darussalam
-0.33
137
Tonga
-0.33
138
Turkmenistan
-0.34
139
Bhutan
-0.34
140
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
-0.34
141
Liberia
-0.34
142
Solomon Islands
-0.39
143
Papua New Guinea
-0.39
144
Eritrea
-0.39
145
Dominica
-0.39
146
Ethiopia
-0.39
147
Sri Lanka
-0.39
148
Antigua and Barbuda
-0.39
149
Sierra Leone
-0.39
150
Guyana
-0.39
151
Kenya
-0.4
152
Guinea
-0.41
153
Myanmar
-0.43
154
Senegal
-0.43
155
South Sudan
-0.43
156
Comoros
-0.43
157
Gambia, The
-0.5
158
Barbados
-0.5
159
Pakistan
-0.54
160
Bangladesh
-0.54
161
Zambia
-0.63
162
Niger
-0.93
163
Rwanda
-0.93
164
Uzbekistan
-1.2
165
Kuwait
-1.3
166
Indonesia
-1.3
167
Jamaica
-1.3
168
Tunisia
-1.3
169
Oman
-1.3
170
Syrian Arab Republic
-1.3
171
Morocco
-1.4
172
Burundi
-1.4
173
Libya
-1.4
174
Cameroon
-1.4
175
Maldives
-1.4
176
Tanzania
-1.5
177
Trinidad and Tobago
-1.5
178
Mauritania
-1.6
179
Paraguay
-1.9
180
Afghanistan
-2.2
181
Qatar
-2.3
182
Lebanon
-2.3
183
Algeria
-2.4
184
Zimbabwe
-2.4
185
Sudan
-2.4
186
Malaysia
-2.5
187
Uganda
-2.5
188
Iran, Islamic Rep.
-2.5
189
United Arab Emirates
-2.5
190
Yemen, Rep.
-2.6
191
Saudi Arabia
-3.5
192
Nigeria
-3.7
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