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| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | BOLIVIA | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | GUATEMALA | 1.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -1.5 | 7.4 |
| 3 | EL SALVADOR | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 7.3 |
| 4 | HONDURAS | 1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 6.2 |
| 5 | NIGER | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 6 | PARAGUAY | 0.7 | 3.7 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 7 | NICARAGUA | 2.1 | 3.3 | -0.7 | 2.7 | -1.9 | 5.5 |
| 8 | MALI | -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 9 | PERU | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.8 | 2 | -1.2 | 5.1 |
| 10 | CENT AFR REP | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
| 11 | MONGOLIA | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 12 | TURKMENISTAN | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 13 | ECUADOR | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 4.3 |
| 14 | MEXICO | 2 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.4 | 4.3 |
| 15 | BURKINA FASO | -0.1 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 16 | BOTSWANA | -2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 17 | CHAD | -1.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 18 | COSTA RICA | 0.8 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 3.7 |
| 19 | NAMIBIA | -1.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 20 | DJIBOUTI | -1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 21 | COLOMBIA | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 3.6 |
| 22 | SUDAN | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 23 | NEW CALEDONIA | 0 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 24 | MOZAMBIQUE | -0.6 | 0.1 | 1 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
| 25 | PANAMA | 1 | 3.3 | -1.2 | 1 | -1.5 | 2.7 |
| 26 | MAURITANIA | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| 27 | SOMALIA | -1.2 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 28 | FRENCH GUIANA | -0.2 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| 29 | BHUTAN | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 30 | VENEZUELA | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 2.2 |
| 31 | BELIZE | 0.9 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| 32 | MADAGASCAR | -0.5 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 2 |
| 33 | SENEGAL | -1.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 34 | TOGO | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 35 | ALGERIA | -1.4 | -2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 36 | LAOS | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 37 | CAPE VERDE | -0.5 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 38 | GUYANA | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 39 | NEPAL | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| 40 | RWANDA | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -1 | 1.8 |
| 41 | UZBEKISTAN | 0 | -1.9 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 42 | IVORY COAST | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| 43 | ERITREA | -1.5 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 44 | BURUNDI | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 3 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| 45 | ZIMBABWE | -1.3 | -0.6 | -1.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 46 | LESOTHO | -0.3 | -0.4 | -1.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 47 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.4 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -2.2 | 1.2 |
| 48 | UGANDA | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| 49 | BENIN | -0.8 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 50 | ETHIOPIA | -1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| 51 | GABON | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 52 | KYRGYZSTAN | 0.1 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 3 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| 53 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -1 | 3.1 | -1.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| 54 | SURINAME | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 55 | ESWATINI | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 56 | JORDAN | -1.6 | -2.7 | -1.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 57 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.2 | -1.7 | -0.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 58 | AFGHANISTAN | -2.2 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| 59 | VANUATU | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 60 | CUBA | -1.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 0.3 |
| 61 | DEM REP CONGO | -1.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| 62 | REP CONGO | -1.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 63 | GUINEA | -1 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 3.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| 64 | IRAN | -1.4 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| 65 | LIBYA | -1.4 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 66 | IRAQ | -1.7 | -2.5 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 67 | EAST TIMOR | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 0 |
| 68 | CAMBODIA | -1 | -0.7 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 69 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1 | -0.9 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 70 | ZAMBIA | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.9 | 3.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 71 | SAMOA | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| 72 | CHILE | 0.1 | 3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 73 | HAITI | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 2 | -1.4 | -0.2 |
| 74 | ARMENIA | -1.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 75 | SAUDI ARABIA | -1.2 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| 76 | SOUTH SUDAN | -0.5 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| 77 | PHILIPPINES | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| 78 | ANGOLA | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| 79 | TUNISIA | -1 | -2.1 | -0.7 | 1 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| 80 | GAMBIA | -1 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 81 | FIJI | 0.2 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 82 | PAKISTAN | -0.6 | -2.3 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | -0.8 |
| 83 | SOUTH AFRICA | -0.9 | -1.9 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| 84 | PALESTINE | -1.5 | -2.7 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
| 85 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | -0.7 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| 86 | OMAN | -1.2 | -2.9 | -0.8 | 1 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
| 87 | YEMEN | -1.8 | -1.3 | -2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | -1.1 |
| 88 | MOLDOVA | -1.3 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| 89 | SYRIA | -1.3 | -1.7 | -1.4 | 1.3 | 2 | -1.1 |
| 90 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -0.2 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 2.4 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| 91 | BRUNEI | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| 92 | PUERTO RICO | -1.1 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 0 | -1.3 | -1.3 |
| 93 | URUGUAY | -1.5 | 3.2 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -1.3 |
| 94 | QATAR | -1.4 | -2.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 2.7 | -1.4 |
| 95 | GUINEA BISSAU | -0.8 | -0.5 | -1.8 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -1.4 |
| 96 | NIGERIA | -1.2 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0 | -1.4 |
| 97 | LEBANON | -0.6 | -1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
| 98 | KUWAIT | -1.1 | -2.9 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 3.3 | -1.8 |
| 99 | MOROCCO | -1.9 | -0.7 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| 100 | REUNION | -1.6 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 2.2 | -1.1 | -1.9 |
| 101 | TANZANIA | -0.5 | -1.6 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -1.7 | -1.9 |
| 102 | SIERRA LEONE | -0.1 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 2.4 | -0.7 | -2.1 |
| 103 | INDONESIA | -0.9 | -1.7 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
| 104 | GREENLAND | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1 | -2.9 | -2.2 |
| 105 | LIBERIA | -1.3 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| 106 | LITHUANIA | -1.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -2.5 |
| 107 | KENYA | -1.1 | -2.6 | -1.6 | 2 | 0.7 | -2.6 |
| 108 | INDIA | -0.5 | -1.7 | -2.1 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -2.9 |
| 109 | BAHRAIN | -0.9 | -3.5 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -3 |
| 110 | GHANA | -1.5 | -2.5 | -1.3 | 2.9 | -0.7 | -3.1 |
| 111 | CAMEROON | -1.1 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -3.1 |
| 112 | SLOVAKIA | -1.2 | -1.5 | 0 | 1.8 | -2.2 | -3.1 |
| 113 | JAMAICA | -1.4 | -1 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -1.5 | -3.2 |
| 114 | BANGLADESH | -0.3 | -3.1 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -3.2 |
| 115 | BAHAMAS | -1.3 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -3.2 |
| 116 | EGYPT | -1.7 | -2.7 | -1.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -3.2 |
| 117 | SERBIA | -0.8 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 1.3 | -1.7 | -3.3 |
| 118 | MALAWI | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -3.4 |
| 119 | ARGENTINA | -1.3 | 2.3 | -2.2 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -3.4 |
| 120 | AUSTRALIA | -2.7 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 1.9 | -3.4 |
| 121 | BOSNIA | -0.8 | -1 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -2.3 | -3.4 |
| 122 | CZECHIA | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0 | -1 | -3.4 |
| 123 | MYANMAR | 0.2 | -1.7 | -2.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -3.5 |
| 124 | SRI LANKA | -0.3 | -1.7 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -3.5 |
| 125 | LATVIA | -1.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.5 | -3.5 |
| 126 | ALBANIA | -1.8 | -1.7 | 1 | 1.9 | -2.9 | -3.6 |
| 127 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -2 | -3.6 |
| 128 | BRAZIL | -0.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -3.9 |
| 129 | ISRAEL | -1.5 | -2.9 | -1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -3.9 |
| 130 | VIETNAM | -1 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -4.1 |
| 131 | THAILAND | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -4.1 |
| 132 | HUNGARY | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -4.3 |
| 133 | SPAIN | -1.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -3 | -4.3 |
| 134 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -0.3 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -4.3 |
| 135 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -1.3 | -2.1 | -2.4 | -1.5 | 2.9 | -4.4 |
| 136 | MAURITIUS | -1.5 | -2.1 | -1 | 1.2 | -1.3 | -4.7 |
| 137 | MONTENEGRO | -1.3 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -3 | -4.9 |
| 138 | BELARUS | -1.3 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -4.9 |
| 139 | ICELAND | -3.2 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -5.1 |
| 140 | NORTH KOREA | -1.4 | -0.2 | -1 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -5.3 |
| 141 | AZERBAIJAN | -1.1 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -5.3 |
| 142 | CYPRUS | -1.9 | -2.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -1 | -5.6 |
| 143 | BELGIUM | -1.8 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.9 | -6.1 |
| 144 | UKRAINE | -0.8 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -2.2 | -2.7 | -6.3 |
| 145 | MALAYSIA | -0.2 | -2.7 | -1 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -6.5 |
| 146 | ROMANIA | -1.2 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -3.4 | -6.6 |
| 147 | CHINA | -1.6 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -6.7 |
| 148 | SLOVENIA | -1.5 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -3 | -6.7 |
| 149 | LUXEMBOURG | -3.2 | -1.5 | -2.7 | 1.9 | -1.3 | -6.8 |
| 150 | TAIWAN | -0.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -3.3 | -1 | -6.9 |
| 151 | POLAND | -1.1 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -2.8 | -7.1 |
| 152 | CROATIA | -1 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -3.3 | -7.1 |
| 153 | BULGARIA | -1.4 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -2.6 | -7.3 |
| 154 | SINGAPORE | -1.6 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -0.7 | -7.4 |
| 155 | ESTONIA | -1.8 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -3.6 | -7.6 |
| 156 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.1 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -2.8 | -2.5 | -7.6 |
| 157 | GEORGIA | -1.1 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -2.5 | -7.7 |
| 158 | PORTUGAL | -1.5 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -0.8 | -2.2 | -7.8 |
| 159 | FINLAND | -1.9 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -7.8 |
| 160 | TURKEY | -1.4 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -3.3 | -7.8 |
| 161 | GREECE | -0.8 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -8 |
| 162 | FRANCE | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -3.4 | -8.2 |
| 163 | JAPAN | -1.4 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -3.2 | -8.7 |
| 164 | IRELAND | -1.9 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -8.9 |
| 165 | RUSSIA | -1.9 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -2.2 | -3.5 | -9 |
| 166 | SWITZERLAND | -3.5 | -0.9 | -2.7 | 0.5 | -2.4 | -9 |
| 167 | NETHERLANDS | -2.6 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -9.2 |
| 168 | GERMANY | -2.1 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -3 | -9.3 |
| 169 | GREAT BRITAIN | -1.8 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -1.8 | -3.2 | -9.5 |
| 170 | SWEDEN | -3.1 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -3.1 | -10 |
| 171 | ITALY | -1.9 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -3.7 | -10.1 |
| 172 | NORWAY | -3.5 | -0.2 | -1 | -1.9 | -3.9 | -10.5 |
| 173 | AUSTRIA | -1.9 | -1.8 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -10.6 |
| 174 | NEW ZEALAND | -3.2 | -2.3 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -10.8 |
| 175 | CANADA | -2 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -4.8 | -11.7 |
| 176 | DENMARK | -3.5 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -2.3 | -3.3 | -11.7 |