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Rank | Country | Awards | Score | ![]() |
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United States of America | 584 | 2168 | 32 | 123 | 186 | 131 | 112 | 3.71 |
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China | 554 | 2084 | 31 | 115 | 184 | 139 | 85 | 3.76 |
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Japan | 215 | 888 | 28 | 54 | 74 | 36 | 23 | 4.13 |
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Italy | 268 | 973 | 17 | 49 | 84 | 54 | 64 | 3.63 |
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Hong Kong | 388 | 1429 | 15 | 78 | 130 | 99 | 66 | 3.68 |
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Great Britain | 199 | 758 | 14 | 41 | 72 | 37 | 35 | 3.81 |
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Turkey | 379 | 1296 | 12 | 61 | 105 | 97 | 104 | 3.42 |
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Australia | 84 | 319 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 3.80 |
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Portugal | 87 | 342 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 3.93 |
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Taiwan | 462 | 1647 | 8 | 55 | 186 | 154 | 59 | 3.56 |
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Germany | 155 | 581 | 8 | 32 | 59 | 25 | 31 | 3.75 |
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Brazil | 136 | 507 | 8 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 3.73 |
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Spain | 89 | 326 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 3.66 |
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Republic of Korea | 105 | 370 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 29 | 3.52 |
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Russian Federation | 108 | 385 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 3.56 |
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Canada | 92 | 341 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 3.71 |
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Singapore | 98 | 332 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 3.39 |
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Netherlands | 41 | 161 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3.93 |
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Switzerland | 48 | 171 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3.56 |
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Finland | 28 | 101 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3.61 |
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Poland | 43 | 159 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3.70 |
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Lebanon | 30 | 110 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3.67 |
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India | 130 | 423 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 3.25 |
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Mexico | 81 | 279 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 3.44 |
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Lithuania | 48 | 185 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 3.85 |
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Greece | 100 | 345 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 3.45 |
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Belgium | 54 | 203 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3.76 |
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Sweden | 19 | 79 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4.16 |
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Kuwait | 27 | 103 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3.81 |
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Thailand | 18 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3.94 |
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Norway | 10 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.00 |
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Ireland | 13 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.77 |
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Estonia | 8 | 30 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.75 |
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France | 64 | 231 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 3.61 |
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Ukraine | 33 | 114 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3.45 |
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Moldova | 19 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 |
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Hungary | 44 | 151 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3.43 |
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Austria | 24 | 88 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3.67 |
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Slovenia | 17 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | 4.12 |
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Argentina | 16 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.75 |
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Bulgaria | 26 | 97 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3.73 |
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Israel | 23 | 82 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3.57 |
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Egypt | 28 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3.25 |
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South Africa | 14 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - | 4.14 |
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Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5.00 |
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Uruguay | 20 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3.55 |
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United Arab Emirates | 17 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3.47 |
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Serbia | 14 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.71 |
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New Zealand | 16 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.38 |
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Bangladesh | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5.00 |
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Malaysia | 30 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3.37 |
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Indonesia | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.30 |
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Viet Nam | 11 | 36 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.27 |
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Iran | 152 | 520 | - | 16 | 64 | 40 | 32 | 3.42 |
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Czech Republic | 35 | 128 | - | 9 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3.66 |
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Denmark | 27 | 101 | - | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3.74 |
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Romania | 25 | 89 | - | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3.56 |
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Latvia | 14 | 56 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.00 |
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Jordan | 19 | 67 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 6 | 3.53 |
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Philippines | 19 | 67 | - | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3.53 |
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Guatemala | 7 | 29 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 4.14 |
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Croatia | 21 | 65 | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3.10 |
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Peru | 5 | 16 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.20 |
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Chile | 3 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4.00 |
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Cyprus | 7 | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 2.71 |
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Qatar | 3 | 10 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3.33 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4.00 |
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Colombia | 3 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3.00 |
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Ecuador | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5.00 |
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Kosovo | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5.00 |
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Albania | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5.00 |
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Nicaragua | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5.00 |
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Venezuela | 3 | 10 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3.33 |
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Saudi Arabia | 12 | 30 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2.50 |
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Slovakia | 5 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
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Sri Lanka | 3 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3.33 |
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Azerbaijan | 2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3.50 |
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Faroe Islands | 2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3.50 |
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Pakistan | 4 | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2.50 |
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Belarus | 2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3.00 |
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Kenya | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4.00 |
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Montenegro | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4.00 |
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Malta | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4.00 |
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Luxembourg | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4.00 |
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Tanzania | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3.00 |
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Iceland | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2.33 |
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Puerto Rico | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2.33 |
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Kazakhstan | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
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Georgia | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
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Liechtenstein | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3.00 |
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Oman | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3.00 |
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Armenia | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3.00 |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3.00 |
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Cameroon | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3.00 |
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Palestine | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2.00 |
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Macedonia | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2.00 |
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Swaziland | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2.00 |
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Platinum Award | +6 |
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Golden Award | +5 |
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Silver Award | +4 |
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Bronze Award | +3 |
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Iron Award | +2 |
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