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