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1
Luxembourg
30.5%
2
Hungary
27.3%
3
Chile
25.1%
4
North Macedonia
23.8%
5
Cyprus
23.2%
6
Greece
22.2%
7
Spain
21.8%
8
Netherlands
21.1%
9
El Salvador
20.3%
10
Australia
19.6%
11
Lithuania
18.8%
12
Pakistan
18.8%
13
Estonia
18.5%
14
Bulgaria
18.2%
15
Germany
17.9%
16
Portugal
17.3%
17
Italy
16.9%
18
Sri Lanka
16.5%
19
Israel
16.2%
20
Malta
15.5%
21
Belgium
14.3%
22
Austria
14.1%
23
Denmark
13.4%
24
Latvia
13.1%
25
Switzerland
12.1%
26
Brazil
11.8%
27
Poland
11.3%
28
China
11.1%
29
Armenia
11%
30
Cambodia
10.6%
31
Turkiye
10.5%
32
Slovenia
10.4%
33
Dominican Republic
9.9%
34
Japan
9.8%
35
Romania
9.8%
36
India
9.4%
37
Croatia
8.8%
38
United States
8.6%
39
South Africa
8%
40
Uzbekistan
7.5%
41
Viet Nam
7.4%
42
Mexico
7.4%
43
United Kingdom
6.6%
44
Korea, Rep.
6.1%
45
Czechia
5.8%
46
Morocco
5.8%
47
Montenegro
5.7%
48
France
5.6%
49
Taiwan
5.4%
50
Thailand
5.3%
51
Uruguay
5.1%
52
Colombia
5.1%
53
Puerto Rico (US)
4.9%
54
Ireland
4.7%
55
Kenya
4.6%
56
Oman
4.4%
57
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.1%
58
Qatar
3.8%
59
Argentina
3.4%
60
Egypt, Arab Rep.
3.1%
61
Peru
3%
62
Bolivia
2.9%
63
Singapore
2.7%
64
Moldova
2.6%
65
Sweden
2.6%
66
Tunisia
2.5%
67
Philippines
2.4%
68
Slovak Republic
2.4%
69
Malaysia
2.2%
70
Mongolia
2.2%
71
Kazakhstan
1.6%
72
Canada
1.6%
73
Bangladesh
1.5%
74
Finland
1.2%
75
New Zealand
0.85%
76
Belarus
0.8%
77
Costa Rica
0.7%
78
Serbia
0.44%
79
Norway
0.33%
80
Nigeria
0.31%
81
Russian Federation
0.24%
82
Iran, Islamic Rep.
0.23%
83
Kuwait
0.23%
84
Georgia
0.22%
85
Ethiopia
0.12%
86
Ecuador
0.11%
87
Azerbaijan
0%
88
Kyrgyz Republic
0%
89
Tajikistan
0%
90
Paraguay
0%
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