{"id":327372,"date":"2026-07-07T14:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=327372"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:16:02","slug":"dozens-of-countries-have-lowered-energy-taxes-or-taken-other-policy-steps-in-response-to-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/07\/dozens-of-countries-have-lowered-energy-taxes-or-taken-other-policy-steps-in-response-to-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of countries have lowered energy taxes or taken other policy steps in response to Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6c5c5d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6c5c5d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.07_energy-policy_featured.png?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.07_energy-policy_featured.png?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.07_energy-policy_featured.png?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.07_energy-policy_featured.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.07_energy-policy_featured.png?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.07_energy-policy_featured.png?w=640\" alt=\"Motorcyclists line up to refuel at a gas station in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on March 28, 2026. 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(Devi Rahman\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 100 countries have taken policy steps to address rising energy costs and other effects of the conflict in the Middle East, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/data-and-statistics\/data-tools\/2026-energy-crisis-policy-response-tracker?tab=Energy+conservation&amp;__cf_chl_f_tk=QtI.d0SGEqxjTWQyMwV46bNbFuhCb2oqHA5N_pG4DyY-1782850510-1.0.1.1-9cls_BkVbro83hbY.VAexZJqgQR.FgiC9uN5opjgkwo\">International Energy Agency<\/a> (IEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of the IEA\u2019s most recent update on June 12, a total of 113 countries \u2013 as well as the European Commission, the main executive body of the European Union \u2013 have made at least one such policy change in response to the war:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"70a486b9-ba1d-4084-b00a-29fd3dc70bbf\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;70a486b9-ba1d-4084-b00a-29fd3dc70bbf&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:327372,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/07\\\/dozens-of-countries-have-lowered-energy-taxes-or-taken-other-policy-steps-in-response-to-iran-war\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/sr_26-06-30_oilproduction_bar\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-07&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:329197,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/many_countries_have_lowered_energy_taxes_in_response_to_iran_war-320829-1783447383.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Many countries have lowered energy taxes in response to Iran war&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Number of countries that have enacted each of the following types of policy, by IEA category&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: International Energy Agency, \\u201c&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.iea.org\\\/data-and-statistics\\\/data-tools\\\/2026-energy-crisis-policy-response-tracker\\&quot; 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Turkey, for instance, lowered its fuel tax on oil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">40 countries have launched public awareness campaigns, asking or requiring people to limit their energy use. In Ireland and Japan, for example, the government has encouraged energy conservation, while the Philippines and other countries have declared national energy emergencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">32 countries have added new fuel subsidies or expanded existing ones. Fiji, for example, instated a diesel rebate for its main electricity provider. In Mozambique, the government began subsidizing public transit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>28 countries have pursued structural policies focused on long-term change, related to improving energy efficiency or reducing fossil fuel dependency. For example, the Netherlands accelerated the trade-in of internal combustion engine vehicles for <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/05\/28\/worldwide-a-quarter-of-new-car-sales-are-electric-vehicles-or-hybrids\/\">electric vehicles<\/a> and the replacement of at-home gas boilers with heat pumps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis examines how countries have responded to rising energy costs and other effects of the Iran war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This research builds on our long-standing work on <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/science\/science-issues\/climate-energy-environment\/\">climate, energy and the environment<\/a>.<br><br>Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">about&nbsp;Pew Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We relied on data from the International Energy Agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/data-and-statistics\/data-tools\/2026-energy-crisis-policy-response-tracker?tab=Energy+conservation&amp;__cf_chl_f_tk=QtI.d0SGEqxjTWQyMwV46bNbFuhCb2oqHA5N_pG4DyY-1782850510-1.0.1.1-9cls_BkVbro83hbY.VAexZJqgQR.FgiC9uN5opjgkwo\">2026 Energy Crisis Policy Response Tracker<\/a>. For the purpose of category totals, countries are counted once per occurrence per category, even if they enacted multiple policies that fall into that category. In Spain, for example, the following fall under \u201cTaxation\u201d: cut fuel value-added tax, including vehicle fuel and liquefied petroleum gas; suspend the hydrocarbon excise duty; cut electricity tax.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/05\/28\/worldwide-a-quarter-of-new-car-sales-are-electric-vehicles-or-hybrids\/\"><em>Worldwide, a quarter of new car sales are electric vehicles or hybrids<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many countries \u2013 predominantly in Asia \u2013 have responded with more than one of these initiatives. Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam have enacted at least six types of energy-focused policy changes to address effects of the Iran war. Laos has enacted nine types of policies, more than any other country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States is not among the countries that made nationwide energy policy changes in response to the war, though President Donald Trump in May floated the idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-interview-suspending-gas-tax-iran-war\/\">suspending the federal gas tax<\/a>. Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and Utah have provided some form of relief from state gas taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/07\/what-to-know-about-us-oil-production-and-consumption-in-6-charts\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/07\/what-to-know-about-us-oil-production-and-consumption-in-6-charts\/\"><em>What to know about U.S. oil production and consumption in 6 charts<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"asia-europe-stand-out-for-policy-responses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asia, Europe stand out for policy responses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Energy policy responses to the Iran war have been most common in the <strong>Asia-Pacific<\/strong> region, where 29 countries have enacted 124 such changes (counted once per occurrence per category). In Bangladesh, for example, lawmakers have made four types of policy changes: limiting air conditioning temperatures, closing public and private universities, asking people and businesses to save energy, and capping fuel purchases for vehicles plus promoting public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>Europe,<\/strong> 30 countries and the European Commission have enacted 86 energy policy changes. 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data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Argentina<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">32<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Australia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">36<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Austria<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">40<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Bangladesh<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">50<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Barbados<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">52<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Belgium<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">56<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Belize<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">84<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Botswana<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">72<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Brazil<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">76<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Brunei<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">96<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Bulgaria<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">100<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Cabo Verde<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">132<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Cambodia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">116<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Canada<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">124<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Chile<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">152<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">China<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">156<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Colombia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">170<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Comoros<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">174<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Croatia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">191<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Cyprus<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">196<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Czech Republic<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">203<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dominican Republic<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">214<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">DR Congo<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">180<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">East Timor<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">626<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ecuador<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">218<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Egypt<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">818<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Estonia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">233<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ethiopia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">231<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">European Commission<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Fiji<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">242<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">France<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">250<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Gambia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">270<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Germany<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">276<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ghana<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">288<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Greece<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">300<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Grenada<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">308<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Guatemala<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">320<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Guinea-Bissau<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">624<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Guyana<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">328<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Haiti<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">332<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Honduras<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">340<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Hungary<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">348<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Iceland<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">352<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">India<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">356<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Indonesia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">360<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Iran<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">364<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ireland<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">372<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Italy<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">380<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ivory Coast<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">384<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Jamaica<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">388<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Japan<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">392<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Jordan<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">400<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Kenya<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">404<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Kuwait<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">414<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Laos<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">418<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Latvia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">428<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Lithuania<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">440<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Luxembourg<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">442<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Madagascar<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">450<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Malaysia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">458<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Maldives<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">462<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Marshall Islands<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">584<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Mauritania<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">478<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Mauritius<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">480<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Mexico<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">484<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Montenegro<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">499<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Morocco<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">504<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Mozambique<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">508<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Myanmar<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">104<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Namibia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">516<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Nauru<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">520<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Nepal<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">524<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Netherlands<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">528<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">New Zealand<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">554<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Nigeria<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">566<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Norway<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">578<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Pakistan<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">586<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Panama<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">591<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Papua New Guinea<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">598<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Peru<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">604<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Philippines<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">608<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Poland<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">616<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Portugal<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">620<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Romania<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">642<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rwanda<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">646<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">659<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Saint Lucia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">662<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sao Tome and Principe<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">678<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Senegal<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">686<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Serbia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">688<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Seychelles<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">690<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sierra Leone<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">694<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Singapore<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">702<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Slovakia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">703<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Slovenia<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">705<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Solomon Islands<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">90<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">South Africa<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">710<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">South Korea<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">410<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">South Sudan<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">728<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Spain<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">724<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sri Lanka<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">144<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Suriname<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">740<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Sweden<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">752<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Tanzania<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">834<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td 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