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Afghanistan 21 30 20 71 NF Albania 16 16 18 50 PF
22 32 20 74 NF 16 16 18 50 PF
Algeria 22 23 17 62 NF Andorra 1 4 8 13 F
22 23 17 62 NF 1 4 8 13 F
Angola 19 23 21 63 NF Antigua & Barbuda 10 16 13 39 PF
18 22 21 61 NF 10 15 13 38 PF
Argentina 11 21 15 47 PF Armenia 21 25 20 66 NF
13  21 15 49 PF 21 27 20 68 NF
Australia 6 8 7 21 F Austria 8 8 5 21 F
6  9 7 22 F 8 8 5 21 F
Azerbaijan 25 30 22 77 NF Bahamas

3

 10 7 20 F
25 31 22 78 NF 3  10 7 20 F
Bahrain 24 27 20 71 NF Bangladesh 22 30 16 68 NF
24 27 20 71 NF 20 27 16 63 NF
Barbados 3 10 6 19 F Belarus 28 35 28 91 NF
3 10 6 19 F 28  35 28 91 NF
Belgium 2 4 5 11 F Belize 8 9 5 22 F
3 4 5 12 F 8 8 5 21 F
Benin 11 10 10 31 PF Bhutan 19 23 19 61 NF
11 10 10 31 PF 19 23 19 61 NF
Bolivia 10 18 11 39 PF Bosnia-Herzegovina

8

 21 16 45 PF
11  19 12 42 PF 9 22 16 47 PF
Botswana 8 17 11 36 PF Brazil 15 16 11 42 PF
9  17 11 37 PF 15  16 11 42 PF
Brunei 28 25 22 75 NF Bulgaria 10 12 11 33 PF
28 25 22 75 NF 11 14 11 36 PF
Burkina Faso 13 15 13 41 PF Burma 30 39 28 97 NF
13 15 13 41 PF 30 38 28 96 NF
Burundi 21 29 24 74 NF Cambodia 19 22 19 60 PF
21 30 24 75 NF 19 23 19 61 NF
Cameroon 20 24 21 65 NF Canada 4 8 6 18 F
20 24 21 65 NF 5 8 6 19 F
Cape Verde 6 10 12 28 F Central African Rep. 19 23 19 61 NF
6 10 12 28 F 19 23 19 61 NF
Chad 23 30 21 74 NF Chile 10 12 8 30 F
24 31 21 76 NF 9  12 8 29 F
China 28 35 21 84 NF Colombia 13 30 16 59 PF
28 35 22 85 NF 13 30 16 59 PF
Comoros 14 25 15 54 PF Congo Brazzaville 17 17 17 51 PF
14 21 15 50 PF 17 19 17 53 PF
Congo Kinshasa 25 32 24 81 NF Costa Rica 6 7 6 19 F
25 32 24 81 NF 6 7 6 19 F
Croatia 9 13 14 36 PF Cuba 30 36 28 94 NF
9 15 14 38 PF 30 36 28 94 NF
Cyprus 5 9 8 22 F Czech Republic 4 7 7 18 F
5 9 8 22 F 4 7 7 18 F
Denmark 2 3 5 10 F Djibouti 24 25 23 72 NF
2  4 5 11 F 24 26 23 73 NF
Dominica 5 11 6 22 F Dominican Republic 7 19 13 39 PF
5 11 6 22 F 8 19 13 40 PF
East Timor 12 13 13 38 PF Ecuador 14 17 10 41 PF
12 12 13 37 PF 15 18 11 44 PF
Egypt 21 20 18 59 PF El Salvador 10 18 14 42 PF
21 21 18 60 PF 10 18 14 42 PF
Equatorial Guinea 27 35 27 89 NF Eritrea 30 40 24 94 NF
27 36 27 90 NF 30 40 24 94 NF
Estonia 4 6 6 16 F Ethiopia 27 30 19 76 NF
 4 5 6 15 F 25 33 18 76 NF
Fiji 11 18 8 37 PF Finland 2 3 4 9 F
14  18 8 40 PF 3 3 4 10 F
France 6 9 7 22 F Gabon 24 23 22 69 NF
6  9 7 22 F 24 23 22 69 NF
Gambia 25 34 20 79 NF Georgia 14 28 18 60 PF
25 34 20 79 NF 14  29 17 60 PF
Germany 6 6 4 16 F Ghana 8 10 9 27 F
6  6 4 16 F 8  9 9 26 F
Greece 9 13 5 27 F Grenada 8 11 5 24 F
9 14 6 29 F 8 11 5 24 F
Guatemala 17 25 16 58 PF Guinea 21 29 16 66 NF
16  26 18 60 PF 22 27 17 66 NF
Guinea Bissau 15 23 15 53 PF Guyana 6 14 11 31 PF
15  22 15 52 PF 7  13 10 30 F
Haiti 15 23 18 56 PF Honduras 15 22 14 51 PF
15 20 18 53 PF 15  23 14 52 PF
Hong Kong (China) 11 10 9 30 F Hungary 5 9 7 21 F
12 11 10 33 PF 5 9 7 21 F
Iceland 1 4 4 9 F India 10 16 9 35 PF
1 4 4 9 F 10 17 9 36 PF
Indonesia 17 22 15 54 PF Iran 29 34 22 85 NF
18 21 15 54 PF 29 34 22 85 NF
Iraq 22 31 16 69 NF Ireland 4 6 5 15 F
21 30 16 67 NF 4 6 5 15 F
Israel 6 14 8 28 F Israeli occupied territories & Palestinian Authority 28 34 22 84 NF
7 16 8 31 PF 28  36 22 86 NF
Italy 10 10 9 29 F Ivory Coast 20 27 19 66 NF
11 11 10 32 PF 21  27 19 67 NF
Jamaica 3 6 6 15 F Japan 2 13 6 21 F
3 6 6 15 F 2 13 6 21 F
Jordan 21 24 18 63 NF Kazakhstan 26 30 22 78 NF
21 24 19 64 NF 26 30 22 78 NF
Kenya 21  21 18 60 PF Kiribati 5 8 13 26 F
21  21 18 60 PF 6 8 13 27 F
Korea, North 30 39 29 98 NF Korea, South 9 12 9 30 F
30 39 29 98 NF 9 12 9 30 F
Kuwait 18 21 15 54 PF Kyrgyzstan 22 28 20 70 NF
18 21 16 55 PF 23 29 20 72 NF
Laos 

26

 32 25 83 NF Latvia 6 8 8 22 F
27 33 26 86 NF 6 8 9 23 F
Lebanon 18  21 16 55 PF Lesotho 13 19 14 46 PF
18 22 16 56 PF 14 19 15 48 PF
Liberia 18 25 22 65 NF Libya 29 36 29 94 NF
17 25 21 63 NF 29  36 29 94 NF
Liechtenstein 1 5 8 14 F Lithuania 5 7 6 18 F
1 5 8 14 F 5 7 6 18 F
Luxembourg 2 3 7 12 F Macedonia 12 19 16 47 PF

2

 3 7 12 F 12  19 16 47 PF
Madagascar 14 19 15 48 PF Malawi 17 20 18 55 PF
14  12 15 51 PF 17 21 18 56 PF
Malaysia 24 23 18 65 NF Maldives 23 25 18 66 NF
24  24 17 65 NF 19  20 17 56 PF
Mali 10 9 8 27 F Malta 3 8 9 20 F
9 9 8 26 F 4  9 9 22 F
Marshall Islands 2 6 9 17 F Mauritania 18 20 18 56 PF
2 6 9 17 F 18 22 18 58 PF
Mauritius 6 8 12 26 F Mexico 13 25 13 51 PF
6 8 12 26 F 15 27 13 55 PF
Micronesia 2 8 11 21 F Moldova 20 25 21 66 NF
2 8 11 21 F 20 26 21 67 NF
Monaco 3 7 6 16 F Mongolia 13 13 12 38 PF
3  7 6 16 F 13 16 12 41 PF
Montenegro 12 16 10 38 PF Morocco 24 23 17 64 NF
11  16 10 37 PF 24  23 17 64 NF
Mozambique 11 15 14 40 PF Namibia  8 10 12 30 F
12  15 14 41 PF 8 10 12 30 F
Nauru 4 11 13 28 F Nepal 15 28 14 57 PF
4 11 13 28 F 15 28 14 57 PF
Netherlands 2 7 4 13 F New Zealand 2 5 6 13 F
2 7 4 13 F 3 5 6 14 F
Nicaragua 14 17 12 43 PF Niger 22 24 17 63 NF
14  19 12 45 PF 22 25 17 64 NF
Nigeria 14 22 17 53 PF Norway 3 3 4 10 F
15 22 17 54 PF 3 3 4 10 F
Oman 25 27 19 71 NF Pakistan 20  29 17 66 NF
25  27 19 71 NF 19 27 16 62 NF
Palau 1 5 8 14 F Panama 18 17 9 44 PF
1 5 8 14 F 18 17 9 44 PF
Papua New Guinea 4 13 11 28 F Paraguay 19 23 18 60 PF
4  12 10 26 F 18 23 18 59 PF
Peru 15 18 11 44 PF Philippines 11 23 11 45 PF
14 19 11 44 PF 11  23 11 45 PF
Poland 8 9 7 24 F Portugal 4 6 6 16 F
8 9 7 24 F 4 6 6 16 F
Qatar 19 24 21 64 NF Romania 13 16 15 44 PF
19 24 22 65 NF 13 16 15 44 PF
Russia 21 33 24 78 NF Rwanda 24 34 26 84 NF
23  33 24 80 NF 25 34 26 85 NF
Saint Kitts & Nevis 4 8 7 19 F Saint Lucia 3 9 4 16 F
4 8 7 19 F 2 9 4 15 F
Saint Vincent &
the Grenadines		 4 7 6 17 F Samoa 7 12 10 29 F
4 7 6 17 F 7 13 9 29 F
San Marino 4 6 7 17 F Sao Tome & Principe 4 10 14 28 F
4 6 7 17 F 4 10 14 28 F
Saudi Arabia 28 29 24 81 NF Senegal 16 20 13 49 PF
28 29 25 82 NF 18 21 14 53 PF
Serbia 13 17 9 39 PF Seychelles 20 20 19 59 PF
13 17 9 39 PF 20 20 19 59 PF
Sierra Leone 18 23 18 59 PF Singapore 24 24 21 69 NF
18  22 16 56 PF 24 23 21 68 NF
Slovakia 6 9 7 22 F Slovenia

6

 10 7 23 F
7 9 7 23 F 7  10 7 24 F
Solomon Islands 5 14 11 30 F Somalia 27 35 22 84 NF
5 14 11 30 F 27  35 22 84 NF
South Africa 7 12 9 28 F Spain

5

 13 5 23 F
9 12 9 30 F 5 14 5 24 F
Sri Lanka 19 31 17 67 NF Sudan

26

 29 23 78 NF
21 32 17 70 NF

27

 29 22 78 NF
Suriname 5 12 6 23 F Swaziland

25

 26 25 76 NF
5 12 6 23 F 25 26 25 76 NF
Sweden 2 5 4 11 F Switzerland

5

 3 5 13 F
2 5 4 11 F 5 3 5 13 F
Syria 29 33 21 83 NF Taiwan  7 7 6 20 F
29 33 21 83 NF 7 9 7 23 F
Tajikistan 25 28 24 77 NF Tanzania 15 18 15 48 PF
25  28 25 78 NF 16  19 15 50 PF
Thailand 17 24 15 56 PF Togo 23 29 22 74 NF
16 27 14 57 PF 23 27 22 72 NF
Tonga 11 10 10 31 PF Trinidad & Tobago 6 10 7 23 F
11 11 10 32 PF 6  10 7 23 F
Tunisia 27 30 24 81 NF Turkey 20 20 11 51 PF
27 31 24 82 NF 21 18 11 50 PF
Turkmenistan 30 37 29 96 NF Tuvalu 3 11 12 26 F
30  37 29 96 NF 3 11 12 26 F
Uganda 20 20 13 53 PF Ukraine 14 19 20 53 PF
20 20 13 53 PF 15 20 20 55 PF
United Arab Emirates 23 23 22 68 NF United Kingdom 6 7 5 18 F
23  23 23 69 NF 6 8 5 19 F
United States 5 8 4 17 F Uruguay 10 10 10 30 F
5 8 5 18 F 8 9 9 26 F
Uzbekistan 29 38 25 92 NF Vanuatu  6 8 9 23 F
29 38 26 93 NF 6 9 8 23 F
Venezuela 26 29 19 74 NF Vietnam 27 30 23 80 NF
26  28 19 73 NF 28  33 22 83 NF
Yemen 26 31 21 78 NF Zambia 20 24 20 64 NF
26 31 22 79 NF 20 25 20 65 NF
Zimbabwe 29 33 27 89 NF  -   - - - -
29 32 27 88 NF  - - - - -

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