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2020
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East Asia & Pacific
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Value
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1
Gibraltar
0.91
2
Monaco
1.5
3
San Marino
4.7
4
Liechtenstein
4.7
5
Naoero
5.8
6
Bermuda
7.9
7
Isle of Man
8.7
8
Andorra
11.6
9
Faroe Islands
14
10
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
21.2
11
Turks and Caicos Islands
23.8
12
British Virgin Islands
23.8
13
Macao SAR, China
25.2
14
Northern Mariana Islands
27.2
15
Iceland
31
16
Cayman Islands
31.6
17
Malta
33.7
18
Guam
41.1
19
St. Kitts and Nevis
43
20
Bahrain
54.7
21
French Polynesia
55.5
22
St. Martin (French part)
62.8
23
Aruba
67.7
24
Luxembourg
69.1
25
Antigua and Barbuda
71.4
26
Brunei Darussalam
77.3
27
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
77.7
28
New Caledonia
99.5
29
Cyprus
105.8
30
Tuvalu
111.5
31
Curacao
111.9
32
Seychelles
121.3
33
Barbados
138.2
34
Greenland
141.8
35
Qatar
171
36
Singapore
175.1
37
Palau
194.9
38
Estonia
223.7
39
Bahamas, The
236.9
40
American Samoa
238.4
41
Kuwait
273
42
Hong Kong SAR, China
340.6
43
Marshall Islands
465.5
44
New Zealand
518.1
45
Slovenia
524.9
46
Norway
526.6
47
Israel
604.9
48
Denmark
606.4
49
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
606.6
50
Ireland
658.8
51
Finland
663.3
52
Grenada
694
53
Switzerland
730.8
54
Dominica
797.7
55
Croatia
900.7
56
United Arab Emirates
918.2
57
Sweden
918.4
58
Latvia
956.5
59
Uruguay
960.5
60
Slovak Republic
1,086.7
61
Tonga
1,123
62
Netherlands
1,156
63
Belgium
1,167.3
64
Portugal
1,180.9
65
St. Lucia
1,185.5
66
Austria
1,239
67
Kiribati
1,354.2
68
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1,360.8
69
Lithuania
1,392.9
70
Taiwan
1,398.4
71
Czechia
1,549.3
72
Puerto Rico (US)
1,908.8
73
Greece
1,908.8
74
Australia
2,197.9
75
Mauritius
2,543.6
76
Samoa
2,613.1
77
Hungary
2,706.6
78
Korea, Rep.
2,856.7
79
Oman
3,019.3
80
Canada
3,023.7
81
Saudi Arabia
3,444
82
Sao Tome and Principe
3,680.9
83
Suriname
4,199.3
84
United Kingdom
4,622.4
85
Cabo Verde
5,693.1
86
Bhutan
5,694.5
87
Montenegro
5,762.3
88
Fiji
6,181.6
89
Japan
6,185
90
Vanuatu
6,209.5
91
Spain
6,241.3
92
Guyana
6,907.3
93
Trinidad and Tobago
6,962.3
94
Belize
6,972.1
95
Maldives
7,014.7
96
Poland
7,078.6
97
Italy
7,684.3
98
Germany
7,725.1
99
Gabon
7,838
100
France
8,831.9
101
Solomon Islands
8,955.8
102
Chile
11,282.8
103
Comoros
11,306
104
Armenia
15,871.8
105
North Macedonia
16,312.3
106
Moldova
17,711.8
107
Timor-Leste
18,139.4
108
Djibouti
19,978
109
Eswatini
20,084.1
110
Guinea-Bissau
22,175.3
111
Albania
22,259
112
Jamaica
23,652.6
113
Costa Rica
24,189.7
114
Georgia
27,949.6
115
West Bank and Gaza
28,427.5
116
Gambia, The
29,142.1
117
Botswana
32,271.8
118
Mongolia
32,468.8
119
Equatorial Guinea
33,100.7
120
Bosnia and Herzegovina
33,422.5
121
Namibia
36,895.8
122
Libya
40,313.1
123
Panama
41,212.6
124
Lebanon
43,520.2
125
Eritrea
43,718.7
126
Lesotho
44,823
127
United States
47,649
128
Cuba
48,447.4
129
Bulgaria
50,611.8
130
Central African Republic
50,706.1
131
Belarus
55,702.9
132
Sierra Leone
59,935.9
133
Liberia
60,755
134
Turkmenistan
70,966.3
135
Dominican Republic
79,382.4
136
Bolivia
79,523.2
137
Congo, Rep.
79,951.1
138
Mauritania
83,748.6
139
Guinea
85,917.9
140
Ecuador
88,459.7
141
El Salvador
89,809.4
142
Azerbaijan
90,491.4
143
Nicaragua
99,107.9
144
Togo
99,107.9
145
Kyrgyz Republic
118,570
146
Niger
122,201.4
147
Jordan
124,391
148
Serbia
126,142.7
149
Honduras
126,403.2
150
Lao PDR
127,090.2
151
Papua New Guinea
129,684.2
152
Tunisia
129,722.9
153
Romania
141,943.8
154
Burundi
145,231.4
155
Colombia
153,451.3
156
Paraguay
154,546.8
157
Tajikistan
156,027.6
158
Zimbabwe
162,871.4
159
Benin
168,522.4
160
Malawi
171,474.3
161
Burkina Faso
185,330.7
162
Madagascar
190,784.2
163
Malaysia
197,552.4
164
Rwanda
201,068.5
165
Mali
205,639.2
166
Chad
211,832.5
167
Senegal
214,610
168
Zambia
215,138.8
169
South Sudan
215,243
170
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
225,304.8
171
Haiti
229,492.7
172
Kazakhstan
238,988.3
173
Nepal
238,988.6
174
Venezuela, RB
249,863.7
175
Guatemala
263,614.2
176
Peru
270,768.7
177
Sri Lanka
273,779
178
Mozambique
323,380
179
Yemen, Rep.
327,238.6
180
Syrian Arab Republic
328,329.2
181
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
344,632.7
182
Argentina
350,879.6
183
Algeria
379,622.3
184
Morocco
385,557.9
185
Ghana
385,727.3
186
Cote d'Ivoire
394,833.6
187
Uzbekistan
395,210.8
188
Cambodia
413,564
189
Ukraine
417,655.4
190
Cameroon
432,957.4
191
Afghanistan
457,234.1
192
Turkiye
486,397.8
193
Sudan
529,960.8
194
Angola
550,440.8
195
Iran, Islamic Rep.
560,725.4
196
Kenya
602,474.5
197
South Africa
609,756.6
198
Uganda
617,565.2
199
Ethiopia
651,876.5
200
Myanmar
725,433.2
201
Viet Nam
754,958.9
202
Mexico
767,446.5
203
Tanzania
778,932.5
204
Iraq
799,891.1
205
Egypt, Arab Rep.
807,596.3
206
Philippines
819,842.6
207
Congo, Dem. Rep.
963,327.8
208
Thailand
995,718.5
209
Brazil
1.44M
210
Russian Federation
1.7M
211
Bangladesh
1.75M
212
Pakistan
2.57M
213
China
2.81M
214
Indonesia
3.35M
215
Nigeria
3.53M
216
India
9.28M
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