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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | GUINEA | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
| 2 | CENT AFR REP | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 3.4 | 9.1 |
| 3 | GUYANA | 2.8 | 2.2 | -1.7 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 8.7 |
| 4 | GAMBIA | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 5 | DEM REP CONGO | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 8 |
| 6 | JAMAICA | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 7 | SIERRA LEONE | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 8 | FRENCH GUIANA | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 7.7 |
| 9 | BAHAMAS | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 7.4 |
| 10 | LIBERIA | 2.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| 11 | ZAMBIA | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 12 | GABON | 1.8 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 7.1 |
| 13 | SURINAME | 1 | -1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4 | 7.1 |
| 14 | REP CONGO | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 7 |
| 15 | TOGO | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 16 | ESWATINI | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 17 | BURKINA FASO | 2.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| 18 | GHANA | 1.7 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| 19 | SENEGAL | 1.3 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 20 | NAMIBIA | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2 | -0.5 | 6.4 |
| 21 | GUINEA BISSAU | 2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.4 |
| 22 | CAMEROON | 1.3 | -1.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 23 | IVORY COAST | 1 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 6.2 |
| 24 | NIGERIA | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 6.1 |
| 25 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 1.3 | -0.5 | 1 | 1.3 | 3 | 6.1 |
| 26 | SUDAN | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | MAURITANIA | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 28 | MALI | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 29 | UGANDA | 1.2 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| 30 | BRUNEI | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 31 | MALAWI | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 5.4 |
| 32 | HAITI | 1.2 | -0.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 33 | SAMOA | 1.4 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 5.4 |
| 34 | BENIN | 1.1 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 35 | ZIMBABWE | 2.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -0.9 | 5.3 |
| 36 | FIJI | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 37 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.8 | -0.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 5.2 |
| 38 | NIGER | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 39 | BURUNDI | 1.2 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | SOMALIA | 2.3 | -0.2 | 2 | 2.1 | -1.3 | 4.9 |
| 41 | MONTENEGRO | 1.6 | -1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| 42 | BOSNIA | 1.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 43 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 4.7 |
| 44 | BHUTAN | 0.1 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| 45 | RWANDA | 1.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| 46 | BOTSWANA | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 4.4 |
| 47 | BANGLADESH | 1.2 | -0.8 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| 48 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 1.8 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 49 | LESOTHO | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 4.2 |
| 50 | DJIBOUTI | 2.5 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 4.2 |
| 51 | VANUATU | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 52 | ERITREA | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 4 |
| 53 | SOUTH SUDAN | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 54 | MADAGASCAR | 0.8 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 3.9 |
| 55 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 1.4 | -0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 56 | PALESTINE | 1 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 57 | CAMBODIA | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 58 | YEMEN | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 3.2 |
| 59 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 60 | HONDURAS | -0.9 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3 |
| 61 | BELIZE | 1 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 62 | NEW CALEDONIA | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 63 | TANZANIA | 1.2 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -0.8 | 2.6 |
| 64 | INDONESIA | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 2.6 |
| 65 | REUNION | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 66 | ETHIOPIA | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -1.9 | 2.5 |
| 67 | CHAD | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| 68 | KENYA | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | -1.4 | 2.4 |
| 69 | PARAGUAY | -1 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 70 | LIBYA | 0.5 | -1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 71 | GUATEMALA | -0.3 | -0.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 2.2 |
| 72 | NEPAL | 2.2 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| 73 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3.1 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 2.2 | -2 | 2 |
| 74 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 2 |
| 75 | ANGOLA | 1.1 | -1.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 76 | IRAQ | 0.8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| 77 | LAOS | 0 | -1 | -0.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 78 | SRI LANKA | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 79 | EL SALVADOR | 0 | -1.3 | 3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| 80 | JORDAN | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| 81 | MYANMAR | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| 82 | EAST TIMOR | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 1.2 |
| 83 | SERBIA | 1.2 | -2.2 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | SYRIA | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1 |
| 85 | EGYPT | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| 86 | NICARAGUA | -0.2 | -2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 87 | MAURITIUS | 0.6 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 88 | INDIA | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 2 | -1.8 | 0.7 |
| 89 | MOLDOVA | 0.4 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| 90 | PAKISTAN | 0.7 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 0.6 |
| 91 | AFGHANISTAN | -0.1 | -0.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | -2.1 | 0.6 |
| 92 | ECUADOR | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 93 | CUBA | 0.9 | -3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 94 | CROATIA | 1.6 | -3.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 95 | PHILIPPINES | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 0.4 |
| 96 | CAPE VERDE | 1.5 | -1.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 0.3 |
| 97 | ALGERIA | -0.2 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 98 | BAHRAIN | 0.8 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -1.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| 99 | KUWAIT | 0.4 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 100 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 0.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| 101 | ALBANIA | 0 | -3.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | SAUDI ARABIA | 0.7 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 103 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -3.4 | -0.4 |
| 104 | BOLIVIA | -1.3 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 105 | LEBANON | 0.5 | -1.7 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| 106 | PUERTO RICO | 0.9 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| 107 | LATVIA | 0.2 | -2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| 108 | GREENLAND | 0.7 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
| 109 | TAJIKISTAN | 1.3 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 2.5 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
| 110 | IRAN | -0.3 | -0.2 | 2.7 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
| 111 | TUNISIA | 0.1 | -1.2 | 1 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -0.9 |
| 112 | THAILAND | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -1 |
| 113 | COLOMBIA | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| 114 | BRAZIL | 0 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| 115 | PANAMA | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 116 | PERU | -1 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| 117 | ROMANIA | 1.7 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -1.6 |
| 118 | MOROCCO | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -1.6 |
| 119 | VENEZUELA | -0.3 | -1.7 | 1.4 | -2 | 1 | -1.6 |
| 120 | NORTH KOREA | 0.1 | -2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 121 | SLOVENIA | -0.2 | -2.9 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
| 122 | COSTA RICA | -0.5 | -2.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| 123 | ARMENIA | 1.1 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.6 | -2.1 |
| 124 | MALAYSIA | 0.5 | -1 | 0.9 | -2.4 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| 125 | LITHUANIA | -0.1 | -2.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| 126 | CZECHIA | 0 | -3.4 | -0.7 | 1 | 0.9 | -2.2 |
| 127 | QATAR | -0.8 | -0.5 | 2.1 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| 128 | CYPRUS | -0.3 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -2.4 |
| 129 | OMAN | -0.2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1.2 | -2.4 |
| 130 | GEORGIA | 1.2 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -1 | -0.4 | -2.6 |
| 131 | UKRAINE | 1.2 | -3.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| 132 | SLOVAKIA | -0.1 | -4.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -1.2 | -2.7 |
| 133 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.6 | -1.5 | -1.8 | 2 | -2.3 | -3 |
| 134 | URUGUAY | 0.4 | -3 | -2.1 | -1 | 2.6 | -3.1 |
| 135 | HUNGARY | 0.2 | -2.9 | 0.2 | -1 | 0.4 | -3.1 |
| 136 | VIETNAM | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -3.2 |
| 137 | BELARUS | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -3.2 |
| 138 | ISRAEL | -0.8 | -2.3 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -3.3 |
| 139 | FINLAND | 0.4 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -3.4 |
| 140 | POLAND | 0.2 | -3.3 | -1.8 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -3.4 |
| 141 | ESTONIA | 0.6 | -3.2 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -3.5 |
| 142 | MONGOLIA | 0.3 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -3.2 | -3.5 |
| 143 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -3.7 | -0.2 | -3.5 |
| 144 | GREAT BRITAIN | 0.4 | -2.9 | -0.2 | -1.8 | 0.9 | -3.6 |
| 145 | BULGARIA | 1.3 | -3.4 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -3.9 |
| 146 | KAZAKHSTAN | -0.1 | -1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.6 | -4 |
| 147 | JAPAN | 0.7 | -3.2 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -4 |
| 148 | GREECE | 2.5 | -2.4 | -1.2 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -4.6 |
| 149 | SWEDEN | -1.2 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -4.7 |
| 150 | TURKEY | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -3.6 | -4.9 |
| 151 | SINGAPORE | -1.3 | -2 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 1.3 | -5 |
| 152 | FRANCE | -0.2 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -5.1 |
| 153 | BELGIUM | -0.7 | -3.3 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 1.7 | -5.1 |
| 154 | DENMARK | -1.3 | -1.1 | -2 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -5.5 |
| 155 | ICELAND | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -5.5 |
| 156 | IRELAND | -2 | -2.7 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -5.5 |
| 157 | AZERBAIJAN | 0.9 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -2.6 | -5.7 |
| 158 | ITALY | 0.8 | -3.5 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -2 | -5.9 |
| 159 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.7 | -3.8 | 1.3 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -6.2 |
| 160 | PORTUGAL | 0.4 | -3.5 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -6.6 |
| 161 | TAIWAN | -0.2 | -2.7 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -6.7 |
| 162 | RUSSIA | 0.1 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -3.7 | -7 |
| 163 | NORWAY | -0.7 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -1.9 | -7.7 |
| 164 | CHINA | -1.1 | -2.2 | 0 | 0.1 | -4.7 | -7.9 |
| 165 | CHILE | -0.4 | -3.1 | 0.1 | -2.1 | -3 | -8.5 |
| 166 | MEXICO | 0.4 | -2.6 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -4.9 | -8.8 |
| 167 | GERMANY | -2.2 | -2.9 | -3.7 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -9 |
| 168 | ARGENTINA | -0.2 | -3.5 | -0.5 | -2 | -2.9 | -9.1 |
| 169 | LUXEMBOURG | -2.6 | -4.2 | -3.5 | 0.1 | 1 | -9.2 |
| 170 | AUSTRIA | -1.7 | -4 | -2.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -9.3 |
| 171 | NETHERLANDS | -2.4 | -3.1 | -3.4 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -9.6 |
| 172 | NEW ZEALAND | -2.1 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -1.9 | -9.9 |
| 173 | SPAIN | -0.2 | -4 | -0.9 | -2.8 | -2.1 | -10 |
| 174 | SWITZERLAND | -3.4 | -3.7 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -1 | -11.1 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -3.2 | -2.4 | -2 | -1.6 | -3.2 | -12.4 |
| 176 | CANADA | -2.1 | -3.7 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -4.7 | -15.6 |