Annex A. Defining regions and functional urban areas
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Table A.1. Territorial grid of OECD member countries
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Region |
Territorial level 2 (TL2) |
Non-official grid (NOG) |
Territorial level 3 (TL3) |
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AUS |
Australia |
States/territories (8) |
- |
Statistical Areas Level 4 and Greater Capital City Statistical Area (49) |
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AUT |
Austria |
Bundesländer (9) |
- |
Gruppen von Politischen Bezirken (35) |
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BEL |
Belgium |
Régions (3) |
- |
Arrondissements (44) |
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CAN |
Canada |
Provinces and territories (13) |
LFS, Economic areas (71) |
Census divisions (294) |
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CHL |
Chile |
Regions (15) |
Provincias (54) |
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CZE |
Czech Republic |
Oblasti (8) |
- |
Kraje (14) |
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DNK |
Denmark |
Regioner (5) |
- |
Landsdeler (11) |
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EST |
Estonia |
Region (1) |
- |
Groups of maakond (5) |
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FIN |
Finland |
Suuralueet (5) |
- |
Maakunnat (19) |
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FRA |
France |
Régions (22) |
- |
Départements (96) |
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DEU |
Germany |
Länder (16) |
Spatial planning regions (96) |
Kreise (412) |
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GRC |
Greece |
Development regions (13) |
- |
Regional units and combination of regional units (51) |
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HUN |
Hungary |
Planning statistical regions (7) |
- |
Counties + Budapest (20) |
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ISL |
Iceland |
Regions (2) |
- |
Landsvaedi (8) |
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IRL |
Ireland |
Groups regional authority regions (2) |
- |
Regional authority regions (8) |
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ISR |
Israel |
Districts (6) |
- |
- |
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ITA |
Italy |
Regioni (21) |
- |
Province (110) |
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JPN |
Japan |
Groups of prefectures (10) |
- |
Prefectures (47) |
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KOR |
Korea |
Regions (7) |
- |
Special city, metropolitan area and province (16) |
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LUX |
Luxembourg |
State (1) |
- |
State (1) |
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MEX |
Mexico |
Estados (32) |
- |
Grupos de municipios (209) |
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NDL |
Netherlands |
Provinces (12) |
- |
COROP regions (40) |
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NZL |
New Zealand |
Regional councils (14) |
- |
Regional councils (14) |
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NOR |
Norway |
Landsdeler (7) |
- |
Fylker (19) |
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POL |
Poland |
Vojewodztwa (16) |
- |
Podregiony (66) |
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PRT |
Portugal |
Comissaoes de coordenaçao e desenvolvimento regional + regioes autonomas (7) |
- |
Grupos de municipios (30) |
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SVK |
Slovak Republic |
Zoskupenia krajov (4) |
- |
Kraj (8) |
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SVN |
Slovenia |
Kohezijske regije (2) |
- |
Statistične regije (12) |
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ESP |
Spain |
Comunidades autonomas (19) |
- |
Provincias (59) |
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SWE |
Sweden |
Riksomraden (8) |
- |
Län (21) |
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CHE |
Switzerland |
Grandes regions (7) |
- |
Cantons (26) |
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TUR |
Turkey |
Regions (26) |
- |
Provinces (81) |
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GBR |
United Kingdom |
Regions and countries (12) |
- |
Upper tier authorities or groups of lower tier authorities or groups of unitary authorities or LECs or groups of districts (139) |
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USA |
United States |
States and the District of Columbia (51) |
- |
Economic areas (179) |
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Table A.2. Territorial grid of selected emerging economies
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Country |
Territorial levels 2 (TL2) |
Territorial levels 3 (TL3) |
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Brazil |
Estados + distrito federal (27) |
Mesoregiao (137) |
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China |
31 provinces; special administrative region of Hong Kong, China special administrative region of Macao, China and Chinese Taipei (33) |
- |
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Colombia |
Departamentos + Capital District (33) |
- |
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India |
States and union territories (35) |
- |
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Latvia |
Region (1) |
Statistical regions (6) |
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Lithuania |
Region (1) |
Counties (10) |
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Peru |
Departamentos + Provincia Constitucional del Callao (25) |
- |
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Russian Federation |
Oblast or okrug (83) |
- |
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South Africa |
Provinces (9) |
- |
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Table A.3. Smallest and largest regional population and population density by country
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Country |
Number of TL3 regions |
Region with the highest |
Region with the lowest |
Numbe of TL2 regions |
Region with the highest |
Region with the lowest |
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Population |
Density |
Population |
Density |
Population |
Density |
Population |
Density |
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Australia |
49 |
4 840 628 |
444.5 |
37 800 |
0.1 |
8 |
7 518 472 |
164.3 |
245 079 |
0.2 |
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Austria |
35 |
1 765 575 |
4 469.8 |
20 451 |
20.3 |
9 |
1 765 575 |
4 469.8 |
287 318 |
57.7 |
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Belgium |
44 |
1 183 841 |
7 353.1 |
46 784 |
44.9 |
3 |
6 429 064 |
7 353.1 |
1 183 841 |
213.7 |
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Canada |
294 |
2 808 503 |
4 456.5 |
573 |
0.00 |
13 |
13 678 740 |
25.9 |
36 510 |
0.02 |
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Chile |
54 |
5 452 548 |
2 685.6 |
2 687 |
0.1 |
15 |
7 228 581 |
469.3 |
107 334 |
1.0 |
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Czech Republic |
14 |
1 302 336 |
2 561.2 |
300 309 |
66.2 |
8 |
1 680 287 |
2 561.2 |
1 125 429 |
70.9 |
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Denmark |
11 |
851 769 |
4 360.7 |
40 305 |
59.5 |
5 |
1 749 405 |
687.1 |
581 057 |
73.8 |
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Estonia |
5 |
572 103 |
132.0 |
124 684 |
13.2 |
1 |
1 315 819 |
30.3 |
1 315 819 |
30.3 |
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Finland |
19 |
1 585 473 |
174.3 |
28 666 |
2.0 |
5 |
1 585 473 |
174.3 |
28 666 |
6.4 |
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France |
96 |
2 595 539 |
21 265.1 |
76 543 |
14.8 |
22 |
12 005 077 |
999.4 |
323 092 |
37.2 |
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Germany |
412 |
3 421 829 |
4 531.2 |
34 084 |
35.6 |
16 |
17 571 856 |
3 854.7 |
657 391 |
68.8 |
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Greece |
51 |
3 856 059 |
1 013.2 |
19 902 |
11.0 |
13 |
3 856 059 |
1 013.2 |
198 109 |
30.1 |
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Hungary |
20 |
1 744 665 |
3 322.5 |
198 392 |
52.3 |
7 |
2 965 413 |
428.8 |
917 492 |
64.8 |
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Iceland |
8 |
208 752 |
200.2 |
6 972 |
0.6 |
2 |
208 752 |
200.2 |
116 919 |
1.2 |
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Ireland |
8 |
1 271 557 |
1 386.6 |
290 143 |
32.1 |
2 |
3 372 718 |
92.9 |
1 232 783 |
38.4 |
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Israel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
1 976 300 |
7 740.1 |
951 900 |
82.4 |
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Italy |
110 |
4 321 244 |
2 691.4 |
57 699 |
31.3 |
21 |
9 973 397 |
438.3 |
128 591 |
39.7 |
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Japan |
47 |
13 390 000 |
6 992.2 |
574 000 |
64.7 |
10 |
35 922 000 |
2 739.6 |
3 878 000 |
64.7 |
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Korea |
16 |
12 280 678 |
16 334.7 |
581 069 |
90.6 |
7 |
25 029 687 |
2 138.3 |
581 069 |
90.6 |
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Luxembourg |
1 |
549 680 |
212.6 |
549 680 |
212.6 |
1 |
549 680 |
212.6 |
549 680 |
212.6 |
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Mexico |
209 |
8 360 233 |
7 525.0 |
9 167 |
0.8 |
32 |
16 618 928 |
5 980.3 |
710 986 |
10.0 |
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Netherlands |
40 |
1 417 821 |
3 301.1 |
47 958 |
144.7 |
12 |
3 577 032 |
1 273.8 |
380 621 |
185.3 |
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New Zealand |
14 |
1 526 900 |
341.2 |
32 800 |
1.4 |
14 |
1 526 900 |
341.2 |
32 800 |
1.4 |
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Norway |
19 |
634 463 |
1 488.3 |
75 207 |
1.6 |
7 |
1 210 220 |
241.8 |
382 253 |
4.5 |
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Poland |
66 |
1 719 692 |
3 326.3 |
267 900 |
43.0 |
16 |
5 292 567 |
368.8 |
960 226 |
57.7 |
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Portugal |
30 |
2 026 481 |
1 560.9 |
39 251 |
14.5 |
7 |
3 644 195 |
935.3 |
247 440 |
23.5 |
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Slovak Republic |
8 |
818 916 |
301.2 |
557 608 |
69.5 |
4 |
1 836 664 |
301.2 |
618 380 |
82.8 |
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Slovenia |
12 |
546 314 |
214.5 |
42 983 |
36.6 |
2 |
1 079 655 |
122.3 |
981 430 |
89.1 |
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Spain |
59 |
6 378 297 |
6 259.0 |
10 603 |
9.0 |
19 |
8 388 875 |
6 259.0 |
83 870 |
26.3 |
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Sweden |
21 |
2 163 042 |
331.4 |
57 161 |
2.6 |
8 |
2 163 042 |
331.4 |
368 617 |
3.4 |
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Switzerland |
26 |
1 425 538 |
5 117.2 |
15 778 |
27.4 |
7 |
1 808 480 |
858.2 |
346 539 |
100.3 |
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Turkey |
81 |
14 160 467 |
2 725.2 |
75 620 |
11.5 |
26 |
14 160 467 |
2 725.2 |
763 570 |
26.1 |
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United Kingdom |
139 |
2 241 058 |
10 656.5 |
21 618 |
7.1 |
12 |
8 821 331 |
5 389.3 |
1 835 847 |
68.5 |
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United States |
179 |
23 708 665 |
615.0 |
82 488 |
0.5 |
51 |
38 802 500 |
4 144.0 |
584 153 |
0.5 |
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Table A.4. Percentage of national population living in predominantly urban, intermediate and predominantly rural
regions (TL3) and number of regions classified as such in each country
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Percentage of population (2014) |
Number of regions (TL3) |
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Rural (%) |
Intermediate (%) |
Urban (%) |
Rural |
Intermediate |
Urban |
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Australia |
19.7 |
10.1 |
70.2 |
29 |
11 |
9 |
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Austria |
44.1 |
20.8 |
35.1 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
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Belgium |
8.6 |
23.6 |
67.8 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
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Canada |
27.4 |
16 |
56.6 |
229 |
35 |
30 |
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Chile |
35.9 |
15.7 |
48.4 |
41 |
7 |
6 |
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Czech Republic |
32.9 |
42.9 |
24.2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
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Denmark |
28.9 |
48.8 |
22.4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
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Estonia |
45.2 |
11.4 |
43.5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Finland |
40.4 |
30.5 |
29.1 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
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France |
30.6 |
34.6 |
34.8 |
55 |
27 |
14 |
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Germany |
16.3 |
42 |
41.7 |
118 |
204 |
90 |
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Greece |
43.8 |
10.6 |
45.7 |
44 |
5 |
2 |
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Hungary |
46.7 |
35.6 |
17.7 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
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Iceland |
35.8 |
64.2 |
- |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ireland |
72.4 |
- |
27.6 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
|
Italy |
20.1 |
43 |
36.9 |
41 |
50 |
19 |
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Japan |
12 |
31.4 |
56.7 |
13 |
22 |
12 |
|
Korea |
17.2 |
13.1 |
69.6 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
Luxembourg |
- |
100 |
- |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mexico |
36.6 |
17.4 |
46 |
145 |
30 |
34 |
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Netherlands |
0.6 |
26.9 |
72.5 |
1 |
17 |
22 |
|
New Zealand |
- |
55.2 |
44.8 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
|
Norway |
32.3 |
44 |
23.7 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
|
Poland |
33.2 |
38.5 |
28.3 |
24 |
26 |
16 |
|
Portugal |
20.1 |
26.9 |
53 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
|
Slovak Republic |
50.2 |
38.4 |
11.4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
Slovenia |
43.4 |
56.6 |
- |
7 |
5 |
0 |
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Spain |
7.3 |
33.5 |
59.2 |
14 |
29 |
16 |
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Sweden |
15.9 |
61.6 |
22.6 |
8 |
12 |
1 |
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Switzerland |
7.4 |
54.3 |
38.3 |
4 |
16 |
6 |
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Turkey |
30.2 |
36.4 |
33.4 |
49 |
27 |
5 |
|
United Kingdom |
2.9 |
23.2 |
73.9 |
13 |
37 |
89 |
|
United States |
37.7 |
20.2 |
42.1 |
132 |
21 |
26 |
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Table A.5. Number of Metropolitan areas and share of national population in metropolitan areas, 2014
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Metropolitan areas (functional urban areas with population above 500 000)
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Country |
Total metropolitan areas |
Population between 500 000 and 1.5 million |
Population above 1.5 million |
Rest (non metropolitan) |
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Number |
% of national population |
Number |
% of national population |
Number |
% of national population |
% of national population |
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AUS |
Australia |
6 |
65.7 |
2 |
7.9 |
4 |
57.8 |
34.3 |
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AUT |
Austria |
3 |
47.5 |
2 |
14.7 |
1 |
32.8 |
52.5 |
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BEL |
Belgium |
4 |
44.6 |
3 |
21.5 |
1 |
23.1 |
55.4 |
|
CAN |
Canada |
9 |
57.2 |
6 |
18.3 |
3 |
38.9 |
42.8 |
|
CHL |
Chile |
3 |
48.3 |
2 |
10.8 |
1 |
37.5 |
51.7 |
|
CZE |
Czech Republic |
3 |
29.7 |
2 |
11.5 |
1 |
18.2 |
70.3 |
|
DNK |
Denmark |
1 |
36.0 |
- |
- |
1 |
36.0 |
64.0 |
|
EST |
Estonia |
1 |
40.3 |
1 |
40.3 |
- |
- |
59.7 |
|
FIN |
Finland |
1 |
27.5 |
1 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
72.5 |
|
FRA |
France |
15 |
40.7 |
12 |
16.0 |
3 |
24.7 |
59.3 |
|
DEU |
Germany |
24 |
39.4 |
18 |
18.6 |
6 |
20.8 |
60.6 |
|
GRC |
Greece |
2 |
41.4 |
1 |
9.0 |
1 |
32.4 |
58.6 |
|
HUN |
Hungary |
1 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
1 |
29.2 |
70.9 |
|
IRL |
Ireland |
1 |
39.9 |
1 |
39.9 |
- |
- |
60.1 |
|
ITA |
Italy |
11 |
30.5 |
7 |
8.1 |
4 |
22.5 |
69.5 |
|
JPN |
Japan |
36 |
69.5 |
30 |
17.4 |
6 |
52.1 |
30.5 |
|
KOR |
Korea |
10 |
76.0 |
7 |
14.3 |
3 |
61.7 |
24.0 |
|
MEX |
Mexico |
33 |
52.1 |
26 |
20.2 |
7 |
31.9 |
47.9 |
|
NLD |
Netherlands |
5 |
37.6 |
4 |
23.0 |
1 |
14.6 |
62.4 |
|
NOR |
Norway |
1 |
25.5 |
1 |
25.5 |
- |
- |
74.6 |
|
POL |
Poland |
8 |
30.2 |
6 |
15.4 |
2 |
14.8 |
69.8 |
|
PRT |
Portugal |
2 |
40.3 |
1 |
12.6 |
1 |
27.7 |
59.7 |
|
SVK |
Slovak Republic |
1 |
13.5 |
1 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
86.5 |
|
SVN |
Slovenia |
1 |
28.4 |
1 |
28.4 |
- |
- |
71.6 |
|
ESP |
Spain |
8 |
37.8 |
6 |
14.3 |
2 |
23.5 |
62.2 |
|
SWE |
Sweden |
3 |
37.3 |
2 |
16.3 |
1 |
20.9 |
62.7 |
|
CHE |
Switzerland |
3 |
35.1 |
3 |
35.1 |
- |
- |
64.9 |
|
GBR |
United Kingdom |
15 |
41.1 |
12 |
15.7 |
3 |
25.3 |
58.9 |
|
USA |
United States |
70 |
54.7 |
42 |
13.9 |
28 |
40.8 |
45.3 |