I recall being in an FAA FSDO about a year ago doing a certificate application, musing to the inspector how it is amazing to me how a country that put a man on the moon some 40 years ago still hasn't been able to figure out how to put a picture on a pilot certificate.
Often the oft-called "Banana Republics" or third world countries have the most advanced looking licences, but then again, their problem is limited to producing maybe a couple of hundred licences rather than thousands.