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2026
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East Asia & Pacific
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216 of 216
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
India
945.06M
2
China
468.81M
3
Pakistan
155.9M
4
Bangladesh
117.64M
5
Indonesia
115.03M
6
Ethiopia
104.74M
7
Nigeria
85.88M
8
United States
68.85M
9
Egypt, Arab Rep.
68.43M
10
Congo, Dem. Rep.
63.49M
11
Viet Nam
62.16M
12
Philippines
51.7M
13
Tanzania
45.26M
14
Kenya
39.53M
15
Myanmar
38.22M
16
Uganda
35.57M
17
Russian Federation
35.28M
18
Sudan
34.63M
19
Afghanistan
33.24M
20
Yemen, Rep.
26.96M
21
Mexico
26.15M
22
Thailand
25.96M
23
Brazil
24.64M
24
South Africa
23.59M
25
Niger
23.42M
26
Mozambique
22.7M
27
Madagascar
22.33M
28
Iran, Islamic Rep.
20.75M
29
Malawi
18.69M
30
Sri Lanka
18.54M
31
Uzbekistan
18.46M
32
Italy
17.81M
33
Mali
17.42M
34
Burkina Faso
17.33M
35
Chad
15.47M
36
Poland
15.05M
37
Cote d'Ivoire
15.03M
38
Germany
14.84M
39
Ghana
14.46M
40
Iraq
14.39M
41
Morocco
14.16M
42
France
14.08M
43
Cameroon
13.5M
44
Zambia
12.08M
45
Ukraine
11.99M
46
United Kingdom
11.61M
47
Algeria
11.36M
48
Colombia
11.29M
49
Angola
11.15M
50
Burundi
10.82M
51
Cambodia
10.59M
52
Zimbabwe
10.17M
53
Rwanda
10.13M
54
Nepal
9.71M
55
Korea, Rep.
9.71M
56
South Sudan
9.7M
57
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
9.45M
58
Guinea
9.42M
59
Japan
9.29M
60
Spain
9.22M
61
Papua New Guinea
9.18M
62
Turkiye
9.1M
63
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
9.01M
64
Romania
8.99M
65
Senegal
8.47M
66
Guatemala
8.23M
67
Tajikistan
8.11M
68
Malaysia
8.05M
69
Kazakhstan
7.87M
70
Syrian Arab Republic
7.39M
71
Benin
6.95M
72
Canada
6.86M
73
Ecuador
6.71M
74
Togo
5.46M
75
Saudi Arabia
5.36M
76
Haiti
5.27M
77
Peru
4.89M
78
Taiwan
4.84M
79
Kyrgyz Republic
4.83M
80
Sierra Leone
4.81M
81
Lao PDR
4.7M
82
Honduras
4.51M
83
Azerbaijan
4.32M
84
Turkmenistan
4.09M
85
Portugal
3.98M
86
Tunisia
3.59M
87
Bolivia
3.58M
88
Argentina
3.48M
89
Australia
3.31M
90
Dominican Republic
3.17M
91
Central African Republic
3.14M
92
Venezuela, RB
3.05M
93
Nicaragua
2.86M
94
Czechia
2.84M
95
Hungary
2.79M
96
Austria
2.73M
97
Slovak Republic
2.55M
98
Liberia
2.54M
99
Cuba
2.47M
100
Serbia
2.46M
101
Eritrea
2.41M
102
Congo, Rep.
2.36M
103
Chile
2.12M
104
Paraguay
2.06M
105
Mauritania
2.06M
106
Greece
2.03M
107
Ireland
1.88M
108
Belarus
1.8M
109
Bulgaria
1.71M
110
Moldova
1.66M
111
United Arab Emirates
1.61M
112
Croatia
1.6M
113
Panama
1.56M
114
El Salvador
1.54M
115
Namibia
1.54M
116
Georgia
1.47M
117
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.46M
118
Belgium
1.44M
119
Finland
1.42M
120
Lesotho
1.3M
121
Switzerland
1.26M
122
Guinea-Bissau
1.21M
123
Oman
1.16M
124
Sweden
1.15M
125
Jamaica
1.14M
126
Albania
1.12M
127
Costa Rica
1.03M
128
Timor-Leste
1.02M
129
Mongolia
1.02M
130
Armenia
995,161.7
131
Gambia, The
989,439.3
132
Slovenia
925,342.4
133
Eswatini
924,144.8
134
Norway
914,845.4
135
Libya
909,095.3
136
Lithuania
857,824.3
137
New Zealand
842,090.4
138
Botswana
819,733.1
139
Israel
807,018.7
140
Mauritius
770,844.8
141
Jordan
758,264.4
142
West Bank and Gaza
703,368
143
Netherlands
697,454.8
144
Trinidad and Tobago
696,414.6
145
North Macedonia
663,335.8
146
Denmark
662,829.6
147
Guyana
618,002.4
148
Comoros
590,136
149
Solomon Islands
584,053.6
150
Latvia
572,736.6
151
Equatorial Guinea
559,912.6
152
Lebanon
523,358.7
153
Cyprus
460,151.7
154
Bhutan
446,571.6
155
Estonia
389,441.7
156
Fiji
374,817.1
157
Djibouti
323,313.1
158
Maldives
302,774.5
159
Vanuatu
265,917.2
160
Belize
251,313.6
161
Suriname
220,479.3
162
Montenegro
214,973.2
163
Gabon
203,711.1
164
Samoa
181,908.3
165
Puerto Rico (US)
179,281.9
166
Uruguay
145,091.1
167
St. Lucia
127,974.8
168
Brunei Darussalam
116,703.3
169
Cabo Verde
113,979.8
170
Barbados
113,365.7
171
French Polynesia
108,095.6
172
New Caledonia
94,096.9
173
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
88,482.7
174
Tonga
81,428.5
175
Bahamas, The
75,504.8
176
Sao Tome and Principe
74,703.3
177
Grenada
74,189.2
178
Seychelles
73,315.1
179
Antigua and Barbuda
71,652.3
180
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
51,493.7
181
Kiribati
49,435.9
182
Aruba
41,418.3
183
Isle of Man
40,261.3
184
Luxembourg
34,905.4
185
Liechtenstein
34,476.2
186
Faroe Islands
33,978.9
187
St. Kitts and Nevis
31,948.8
188
Malta
23,579.3
189
Iceland
23,100.3
190
Qatar
19,182
191
Dominica
16,748.5
192
British Virgin Islands
16,651.4
193
Curacao
15,710.6
194
Guam
9,741.3
195
Andorra
9,202.1
196
American Samoa
9,029.6
197
Marshall Islands
7,198
198
Greenland
6,215.8
199
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
3,797.9
200
Palau
3,632.6
201
Northern Mariana Islands
3,312.6
202
Tuvalu
3,166.3
203
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,537.1
204
San Marino
932.7
205
Singapore
0
206
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
207
Bermuda
0
208
Naoero
0
209
Monaco
0
210
Kuwait
0
211
Gibraltar
0
212
Macao SAR, China
0
213
Cayman Islands
0
214
Bahrain
0
215
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
216
St. Martin (French part)
0
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