Countries influenced by GDPR

According to the Commission's Staff Working Document accompanying its 2-year report on the GDPR, the GDPR has acted as "a catalyst" for many third countries around the world to consider introducing modern privacy rules":
Brazil, California, Chile, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Taiwan, Tunisia

A map of those countries is below. Click on Larger for the larger version.

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Also mentioned in the SWD for "promising developments" regarding privacy legislation, and therefore "third countries" that are possible candidates for future "adequacy" discussions with the Commission:
Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Africa (e.g. Ethiopia, Kenya) and  the European Eastern and Southern neighbourhood (e.g. Georgia).