List of countries by median age

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Median age by country, CIA World Factbook, 2016 est. Median age by country, 2016.svg
Median age by country, CIA World Factbook, 2016 est.

This article is a list of countries by median age.

Methodology

The median age is the index that divides the entire population into two numerically equal age groups, one younger than that age and the other older than that age. It is the only index associated with the age distribution of a population. [1]

Contents

Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 18 or less in most Least Developed countries to 40 or more in most European countries, Canada, Cuba, Hong kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. [2] [3] The median age of women tends to be much greater than that of men in some of the ex-Soviet republics, while in the Global South, the difference is far smaller or is reversed.

In this article, two sets of data based on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and United Nations (UN) estimates are provided.

CIA figures

Median age per CIA World Factbook 2023 and 2020 (ranked) estimates [2]
Country/TerritoryRankMedian ages in years
2023 median2020 medians
CombinedCombinedMaleFemaleDifference

(female minus male)

Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 20419.919.519.419.50.1
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 9235.835.132.935.72.8
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 14128.928.928.629.30.7
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 15129.427.226.727.71
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 648.146.245.146.11.0
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 22816.215.915.416.41
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 8236.835.733.737.63.9
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 10733.632.730.734.43.7
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 11133.032.431.133.62.5
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 7938.336.635.138.33.2
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 5440.739.938.241.53.3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7037.937.536.538.52
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1444.844.543.145.82.7
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10933.832.631.134.23.1
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas 10530.232.831.734.02.3
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 10333.332.934.430.3-4.1
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 14529.227.927.128.61.5
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 5641.039.538.440.72.3
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 4941.740.938.043.95.9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4541.941.640.442.82.4
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 17426.423.923.024.81.8
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 22117.117.016.417.61.2
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 2443.743.641.645.74.1
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 13830.229.129.628.6-1
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 16226.225.324.526.01.5
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2844.443.341.644.83.2
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 15926.825.724.526.72.2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8234.735.733.336.12.8
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 7238.237.237.037.50.5
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 11732.031.130.531.81.3
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2144.743.741.945.63.7
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 21918.517.917.018.71.7
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 22018.217.717.418.00.6
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 15328.326.825.927.61.7
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 15527.626.425.627.21.6
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 21218.818.518.218.80.6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4142.441.840.642.92.3
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 5241.040.539.741.21.5
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 19720.220.019.720.30.6
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 22616.516.115.616.50.9
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8436.635.534.336.72.4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6339.838.437.539.41.9
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11632.431.230.232.22
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 19122.320.920.221.51.3
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 22516.816.716.516.80.3
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 20520.519.519.319.70.4
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 6540.638.337.838.70.9
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 11035.032.632.133.11
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cote d'Ivoire 19321.020.320.320.30
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1944.843.942.045.93.9
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3842.342.140.243.83.6
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curacao 7837.536.734.439.55.1
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 6639.137.936.739.42.7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2943.943.342.044.72.7
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3942.242.040.943.12.2
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 16526.024.923.026.43.4
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 8836.534.934.435.51.1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 14628.927.927.828.10.3
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 14227.728.828.029.61.6
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 16824.124.123.824.50.7
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 14729.227.726.229.33.1
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 19421.920.319.920.70.8
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 19521.020.319.720.81.1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2244.743.740.447.06.6
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini (Swaziland) 17624.423.722.524.72.2
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 20020.219.819.620.10.5
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union 1844.044.042.645.52.9
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 7336.837.236.937.70.8
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 12731.229.929.730.10.4
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3243.242.841.344.43.1
Flag of France.svg  France 4442.441.740.043.43.4
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 9934.833.333.033.50.5
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 18921.821.021.420.6-0.8
Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 18419.921.821.522.20.7
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine (Gaza Strip) 21619.218.017.718.40.7
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 6138.038.635.941.45.5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 446.747.846.549.12.6
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 18721.321.421.021.90.9
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 8536.635.534.436.62.2
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 946.245.343.746.83.1
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 9335.034.335.133.4-1.7
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 10035.033.333.133.40.3
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 13230.129.428.730.21.5
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 18024.423.222.623.81.2
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1744.844.343.045.62.6
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 21718.318.017.418.61.2
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 20819.319.118.919.40.5
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 14827.927.527.227.90.7
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 16924.724.123.824.30.5
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 16725.324.423.525.21.7
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 746.845.644.246.52.3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2544.543.641.545.54
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 7537.837.136.637.71.1
Flag of India.svg  India 14329.528.728.029.51.5
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 11831.231.130.531.81.3
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 11433.331.731.532.00.5
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 18822.121.220.821.60.8
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 6739.837.837.438.20.8
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 1244.844.643.645.62
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 12330.130.429.831.01.2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 548.146.545.447.52.1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 13330.529.428.630.11.5
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 249.548.647.250.02.8
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 7138.037.536.039.53.5
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 17724.623.523.922.9-1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 11531.731.630.332.82.5
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19820.920.019.920.10.2
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 16026.925.724.826.61.8
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 9035.634.633.236.23
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3045.043.241.645.03.4
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 12231.730.530.230.80.6
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 12930.129.730.727.9-2.8
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 14928.127.326.128.52.4
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 17225.024.023.724.40.7
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1645.244.440.548.07.5
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 9635.833.733.134.41.3
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 16623.724.724.724.70
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 21819.718.017.718.20.5
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 15826.125.825.925.7-0.2
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2344.143.742.045.33.3
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1545.044.540.248.28
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 5739.839.538.940.01.1
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 5042.040.840.740.90.2
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 5940.139.038.040.02
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 19621.020.320.120.50.4
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 22420.016.816.716.90.2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 13631.429.228.929.60.7
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 13131.329.529.230.00.8
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 22716.316.115.616.50.9
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 3643.242.341.243.52.3
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 17525.123.823.623.90.3
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 19021.921.020.122.01.9
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 8139.336.335.037.62.6
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 13430.629.328.230.42.2
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 15627.826.325.527.11.6
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 6939.437.736.239.53.3
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 156.255.453.757.03.3
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 12831.229.828.830.71.9
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 5540.739.638.141.13
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 8936.434.834.135.61.5
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 13930.229.128.729.60.9
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 22217.217.016.317.61.3
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 13530.429.228.330.01.7
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 18522.521.821.122.61.5
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 15227.527.028.225.9-2.3
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 16327.125.323.926.93
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3342.242.841.644.02.4
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 10433.932.932.133.71.6
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7437.737.236.437.91.5
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 15028.527.326.428.21.8
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21019.218.618.418.90.5
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 23015.114.814.515.10.6
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 10632.332.831.834.12.3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5840.639.538.840.21.4
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 15727.126.227.225.1-2.1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 18222.722.021.922.10.2
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 9535.033.932.935.93
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 12431.230.129.630.50.9
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 17321.624.024.024.00
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 13031.329.729.529.90.4
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 14030.129.128.329.91.6
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 17025.424.123.624.61
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4042.441.940.343.63.3
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1346.044.642.746.53.8
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2645.643.641.645.33.7
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 9734.233.735.028.2-6.8
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3545.142.541.044.03
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5341.540.337.543.25.7
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 20220.519.718.920.41.5
Flag of France.svg  Saint Barthelemy 847.045.645.545.80.3
Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 3144.743.243.243.30.1
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 8038.136.536.736.3-0.4
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 7639.036.935.738.02.3
Flag of France.svg  Saint Martin 10134.033.332.534.11.6
Flag of France.svg  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 350.648.547.949.01.1
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8737.035.335.435.1-0.3
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 16126.925.625.326.00.7
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 1045.945.243.946.32.4
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe 20720.419.318.919.70.8
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 12132.030.833.027.9-5.1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 20619.019.418.520.31.8
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2743.743.441.745.03.3
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 7738.236.836.337.41.1
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 20919.219.118.519.71.2
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 8338.935.635.435.70.3
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 4741.141.139.642.73.1
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4242.541.840.143.63.5
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1145.944.943.446.63.2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 17824.823.523.223.70.5
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 21319.018.518.718.3-0.4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 14430.128.027.928.10.2
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 21118.718.618.918.3-0.6
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2046.343.942.745.12.4
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9833.933.732.335.12.8
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 21419.118.318.118.50.4
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 11931.631.030.631.40.8
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4841.041.140.142.12
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3444.042.741.743.72
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 17923.923.523.024.01
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 3744.042.341.543.11.6
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 16422.725.324.626.01.4
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 21518.918.217.918.40.5
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6041.039.037.840.12.3
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 20320.319.618.920.21.3
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 19920.520.019.720.30.6
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 17125.424.123.624.50.9
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 6838.037.837.338.31
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 10834.032.732.033.31.3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 11233.632.231.732.81.1
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 13730.729.228.729.71
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 9135.934.634.934.4-0.5
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 15427.526.625.627.62
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 22916.115.714.916.51.6
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1545.341.238.244.36.1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 6435.738.440.431.5-8.9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5140.640.639.641.72.1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6238.838.537.239.82.6
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 8636.235.533.837.33.5
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 12528.730.129.430.71.3
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 18124.223.022.623.50.9
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 12630.830.029.430.71.3
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 11332.731.930.833.02.2
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 4342.741.840.642.82.2
Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna 9435.834.033.135.12
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine (West Bank) 18321.721.921.722.20.5
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara (2018 & 2019 estimates)18621.521.521.021.90.9
Flag of the United Nations.svg World12031.031.030.331.81.5
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen (2016 & 2018 estimates)20121.619.819.619.90.3
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 22318.216.916.717.00.3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 19221.020.520.320.60.3

UN figures

Median age as determined by UN, 2019 estimate [3]
Region, subregion, country or areaType195019551960196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020
WORLDWorld23.623.122.622.021.521.922.623.324.025.126.327.428.529.630.9
UN development groupsLabel/Separator.............................................
More developed regionsDevelopment Group28.529.029.529.930.630.931.933.134.435.837.338.739.941.042.0
Less developed regionsDevelopment Group21.420.720.019.218.819.319.920.821.822.924.125.226.427.729.0
Least developed countriesDevelopment Group19.319.118.718.317.917.717.517.417.617.918.218.619.019.520.3
Less developed regions, excluding least developed countriesDevelopment Group21.720.920.219.319.019.520.321.322.323.725.126.427.829.330.9
Less developed regions, excluding ChinaDevelopment Group20.320.019.518.918.618.819.219.720.221.021.923.024.125.226.4
Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDC)Special other20.119.819.518.718.318.318.518.418.318.218.318.719.119.720.4
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)Special other20.219.919.519.119.119.620.722.023.224.425.526.527.728.930.3
World Bank income groupsLabel/Separator.............................................
High-income countriesIncome Group28.729.029.129.129.329.630.731.933.234.636.137.538.739.941.0
Middle-income countriesIncome Group22.121.520.919.919.520.120.821.722.623.925.226.527.829.130.7
Upper-middle-income countriesIncome Group23.022.021.520.319.820.722.023.224.426.328.430.532.233.735.4
Lower-middle-income countriesIncome Group21.120.820.319.519.119.319.620.020.521.222.023.024.225.426.6
Low-income countriesIncome Group19.018.918.618.418.017.717.617.417.417.517.517.717.918.419.0
No income group availableIncome Group21.119.718.817.818.118.521.023.224.826.527.828.830.432.132.8
Geographic regionsLabel/Separator.............................................
AfricaRegion19.319.018.718.217.917.717.617.517.618.018.318.719.019.319.7
AsiaRegion22.121.320.719.819.520.020.922.023.024.426.027.428.830.332.0
EuropeRegion28.929.530.330.931.732.132.633.534.636.137.739.140.341.442.5
Latin America and the CaribbeanRegion19.819.418.918.618.619.119.820.821.823.024.225.827.429.131.0
Northern AmericaRegion30.030.129.428.328.228.829.931.432.934.135.436.437.237.938.6
OceaniaRegion27.727.326.225.124.625.326.227.328.529.630.831.832.132.633.4
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) regionsLabel/Separator.............................................
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASDG region19.118.918.618.317.917.617.417.217.217.417.617.817.918.218.7
Eastern AfricaSubregion18.418.217.917.517.216.916.816.716.716.916.917.017.317.918.7
BurundiCountry/Area19.518.918.317.617.117.017.416.916.114.915.016.217.017.117.3
ComorosCountry/Area21.220.619.618.517.717.517.517.217.017.117.718.419.119.720.4
DjiboutiCountry/Area16.517.518.018.017.516.616.517.217.418.119.320.123.425.026.6
EritreaCountry/Area17.317.818.018.218.117.917.817.717.415.616.619.119.819.219.2
EthiopiaCountry/Area17.918.018.118.118.017.617.617.016.816.716.616.717.318.319.5
KenyaCountry/Area20.018.917.115.815.415.115.015.015.416.417.017.618.118.920.1
MadagascarCountry/Area20.920.219.217.917.217.016.816.917.117.217.317.518.018.719.6
MalawiCountry/Area17.117.718.018.117.917.417.116.817.517.416.916.616.617.218.1
MauritiusCountry/Area17.316.916.716.717.819.521.523.124.926.829.030.532.935.637.5
MayotteCountry/Area30.322.719.417.916.715.615.415.615.917.017.718.318.519.020.1
MozambiqueCountry/Area19.119.219.018.718.418.218.317.816.517.717.617.317.017.117.6
RéunionCountry/Area20.318.817.817.117.118.419.822.324.026.128.029.031.634.535.9
RwandaCountry/Area18.017.516.315.416.016.316.015.215.318.317.418.118.919.420.0
SeychellesCountry/Area26.124.122.019.918.018.919.921.821.924.526.228.931.332.834.2
SomaliaCountry/Area19.519.218.918.518.318.218.118.017.817.316.516.115.916.216.7
South SudanCountry/Area18.518.919.019.018.618.017.817.817.817.717.617.718.018.419.0
UgandaCountry/Area18.217.817.116.816.516.516.416.315.915.515.215.215.415.916.7
United Republic of TanzaniaCountry/Area16.917.117.117.117.016.816.816.917.017.217.417.417.417.618.0
ZambiaCountry/Area17.517.417.116.416.015.715.715.916.216.416.616.316.216.717.6
ZimbabweCountry/Area19.018.117.216.015.615.415.116.016.917.618.218.318.618.418.7
Middle AfricaSubregion19.519.419.318.818.417.917.617.317.016.917.017.017.017.017.3
AngolaCountry/Area19.819.620.218.417.616.916.816.316.116.116.316.416.416.416.7
CameroonCountry/Area20.420.420.319.719.118.417.717.116.716.817.217.617.918.218.7
Central African RepublicCountry/Area22.522.321.721.020.119.118.818.818.118.218.118.017.717.117.6
ChadCountry/Area21.520.719.919.218.618.217.516.816.215.815.515.415.616.016.6
CongoCountry/Area20.119.719.218.517.817.316.917.017.418.018.618.919.218.919.2
Democratic Republic of the CongoCountry/Area18.118.118.218.218.117.817.717.517.417.217.217.016.916.817.0
Equatorial GuineaCountry/Area23.823.122.421.720.921.020.719.619.118.919.620.621.522.122.3
GabonCountry/Area28.127.927.326.425.423.421.419.919.319.019.320.021.222.322.5
São Tomé and PríncipeCountry/Area24.524.524.420.116.216.016.115.915.716.317.217.618.318.318.6
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LuxembourgCountry/Area35.035.735.235.335.435.035.035.836.436.737.338.538.939.339.7
NetherlandsCountry/Area28.028.528.628.528.629.431.333.134.636.037.539.040.842.143.3
SwitzerlandCountry/Area33.233.032.731.531.832.934.636.036.937.238.640.041.642.243.1
NORTHERN AMERICASDG subregion30.030.129.428.328.228.829.931.432.934.135.436.437.237.938.6
CanadaCountry/Area27.727.326.525.526.127.529.231.032.934.836.838.639.640.441.1
United States of AmericaCountry/Area30.230.329.728.628.429.030.031.432.834.035.236.136.937.638.3

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