1.789
Cyprus
0.580
United Kingdom Australia
0.532 0.458
Hong Kong
0.390
New Zealand Canada
0.263
Antigua and Barbuda
0.235
South Africa
0.067
Malaysia
0.062
Sri Lanka
0.054
Botswana
0.042
Pakistan
0.029
Bangladesh
0.019
Ghana
0.017
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0.004
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