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198 countries · 1972–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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1
Djibouti
7
2
Myanmar
7
3
Cuba
7
4
Viet Nam
7
5
Libya
7
6
Central African Republic
7
7
Venezuela, RB
7
8
South Sudan
7
9
Lao PDR
7
10
Eritrea
7
11
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
7
12
Eswatini
7
13
Uzbekistan
7
14
Niger
7
15
Gabon
7
16
Syrian Arab Republic
7
17
China
7
18
Cambodia
7
19
Nicaragua
7
20
Chad
7
21
Kyrgyz Republic
7
22
Sudan
7
23
Yemen, Rep.
7
24
Kazakhstan
7
25
Saudi Arabia
7
26
Congo, Dem. Rep.
7
27
Congo, Rep.
7
28
Equatorial Guinea
7
29
Mali
7
30
Russian Federation
7
31
Tajikistan
7
32
Turkmenistan
7
33
Iran, Islamic Rep.
7
34
Haiti
7
35
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
7
36
Azerbaijan
7
37
Belarus
7
38
Afghanistan
7
39
Burkina Faso
7
40
Bahrain
7
41
Burundi
7
42
United Arab Emirates
7
43
Angola
6
44
Uganda
6
45
Guinea-Bissau
6
46
Guinea
6
47
Ethiopia
6
48
Algeria
6
49
Hong Kong SAR, China
6
50
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
51
Tanzania
6
52
Zimbabwe
6
53
Brunei Darussalam
6
54
Rwanda
6
55
Thailand
6
56
Oman
6
57
Kuwait
6
58
Cameroon
6
59
Tunisia
6
60
Togo
6
61
Qatar
6
62
Morocco
5
63
Madagascar
5
64
El Salvador
5
65
Pakistan
5
66
Lebanon
5
67
Jordan
5
68
Turkiye
5
69
Comoros
5
70
Iraq
5
71
Cote d'Ivoire
5
72
Mauritania
5
73
Mozambique
5
74
Bangladesh
5
75
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5
76
Armenia
4
77
Benin
4
78
Ukraine
4
79
Malaysia
4
80
Nigeria
4
81
Kenya
4
82
Papua New Guinea
4
83
Honduras
4
84
Guatemala
4
85
Zambia
4
86
Gambia, The
4
87
Singapore
4
88
Georgia
4
89
Sierra Leone
4
90
Maldives
4
91
Serbia
4
92
Namibia
3
93
Monaco
3
94
Guyana
3
95
North Macedonia
3
96
Indonesia
3
97
Peru
3
98
Solomon Islands
3
99
Hungary
3
100
Mexico
3
101
Nepal
3
102
Philippines
3
103
Paraguay
3
104
Ecuador
3
105
Sri Lanka
3
106
Tonga
3
107
Fiji
3
108
Dominican Republic
3
109
Montenegro
3
110
Moldova
3
111
Albania
3
112
Bulgaria
2
113
Argentina
2
114
Antigua and Barbuda
2
115
Bolivia
2
116
Belize
2
117
Samoa
2
118
Liberia
2
119
India
2
120
Poland
2
121
Trinidad and Tobago
2
122
South Africa
2
123
Panama
2
124
Brazil
2
125
Timor-Leste
2
126
Romania
2
127
Sao Tome and Principe
2
128
Botswana
2
129
Bhutan
2
130
Israel
2
131
Senegal
2
132
Ghana
2
133
Liechtenstein
2
134
Malta
2
135
United States
2
136
Suriname
2
137
Lesotho
2
138
Seychelles
2
139
Vanuatu
2
140
Colombia
2
141
St. Kitts and Nevis
2
142
Korea, Rep.
2
143
Italy
2
144
Jamaica
2
145
Croatia
2
146
Greece
2
147
Slovak Republic
2
148
Malawi
2
149
Naoero
2
150
Mauritius
1
151
Costa Rica
1
152
Ireland
1
153
Palau
1
154
Portugal
1
155
Czechia
1
156
Cabo Verde
1
157
Latvia
1
158
Spain
1
159
Marshall Islands
1
160
Luxembourg
1
161
Tuvalu
1
162
Iceland
1
163
Germany
1
164
Grenada
1
165
Taiwan
1
166
Lithuania
1
167
New Zealand
1
168
Dominica
1
169
Finland
1
170
Japan
1
171
Denmark
1
172
Mongolia
1
173
Norway
1
174
Netherlands
1
175
Uruguay
1
176
Kiribati
1
177
Slovenia
1
178
United Kingdom
1
179
St. Lucia
1
180
Chile
1
181
San Marino
1
182
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1
183
Switzerland
1
184
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1
185
France
1
186
Canada
1
187
Estonia
1
188
Sweden
1
189
Cyprus
1
190
Barbados
1
191
Belgium
1
192
Australia
1
193
Andorra
1
194
Bahamas, The
1
195
Austria
1
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