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South Korea
4.7
6.7
+2.0
France
6.0
6.7
+0.7
Italy
6.3
7.0
+0.7
Spain
6.3
7.0
+0.7
Canada
6.7
7.3
+0.6
Germany
8.3
8.7
+0.4
UK
7.3
7.7
+0.4
Belgium
7.0
7.3
+0.3
Malta
5.0
5.3
+0.3
Portugal
7.0
7.3
+0.3
Austria
6.3
6.3
Denmark
9.0
9.0
Estonia
9.3
9.3
Finland
10.0
10.0
Lithuania
8.3
8.3
Sweden
9.3
9.3
Chile
7.0
6.7
-0.3
Croatia
5.3
5.0
-0.3
Cyprus
6.0
5.7
-0.3
Israel
7.3
7.0
-0.3
New Zealand
7.3
7.0
-0.3
Ireland
8.7
8.3
-0.4
Bulgaria
5.3
4.7
-0.6
Greece
7.0
6.3
-0.7
Iceland
6.7
6.0
-0.7
Latvia
8.7
8.0
-0.7
Norway
9.7
9.0
-0.7
Switzerland
9.7
9.0
-0.7
Australia
7.0
6.0
-1.0
Luxembourg
7.3
6.3
-1.0
Mexico
6.3
5.3
-1.0
Romania
5.0
4.0
-1.0
Slovakia
7.3
6.0
-1.3
Slovenia
7.0
5.7
-1.3
Netherlands
7.7
6.3
-1.4
Czechia
8.3
6.7
-1.6
Japan
6.3
4.7
-1.6
USA
9.0
7.3
-1.7
Hungary
5.0
2.7
-2.3
Turkey
5.0
2.0
-3.0
Poland
8.3
4.3
-4.0
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