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