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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | CENT AFR REP | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 10.6 |
| 2 | MALI | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| 3 | BURKINA FASO | 2.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| 4 | SENEGAL | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| 5 | GUINEA | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 6 | FRENCH GUIANA | 1.2 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| 7 | ESWATINI | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 8 | TOGO | 1.6 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| 9 | GABON | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 6.9 |
| 10 | IVORY COAST | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 11 | NIGER | 1.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| 12 | DEM REP CONGO | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 13 | MAURITANIA | 2.3 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 14 | GUYANA | 2.3 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 15 | CHAD | 1.0 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| 16 | HAITI | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 5.5 |
| 17 | GAMBIA | 1.9 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 18 | REP CONGO | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| 19 | SUDAN | 2.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 5.3 |
| 20 | BANGLADESH | 1.7 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 21 | ZAMBIA | 1.7 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 22 | BENIN | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| 23 | LESOTHO | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 24 | MADAGASCAR | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | -1.9 | 4.9 |
| 25 | GUINEA BISSAU | 1.8 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
| 26 | CAMEROON | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| 27 | NIGERIA | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 28 | NEPAL | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 4.5 |
| 29 | SOMALIA | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 4.4 |
| 30 | BURUNDI | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 31 | LIBERIA | 1.7 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| 32 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 4.2 |
| 33 | BOTSWANA | 1.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 34 | UGANDA | 0.9 | -0.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 35 | NAMIBIA | 2.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 2.8 | -0.9 | 4.0 |
| 36 | SOUTH SUDAN | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 37 | CAMBODIA | 0.7 | 1 | -1.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 38 | GHANA | 1.5 | -1 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 39 | BHUTAN | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| 40 | RWANDA | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| 41 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.9 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 3.6 |
| 42 | GUATEMALA | 0.4 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -1.4 | 3.5 |
| 43 | ETHIOPIA | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.0 | 3.3 | -1.6 | 3.5 |
| 44 | LAOS | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 45 | PARAGUAY | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 46 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 47 | ZIMBABWE | 1.9 | 0.4 | -2.2 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| 48 | PAKISTAN | 1.2 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | -1.7 | 2.8 |
| 49 | JAMAICA | 2.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 2.7 |
| 50 | HONDURAS | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 2.7 |
| 51 | VANUATU | 1.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 2.6 |
| 52 | EL SALVADOR | -0.3 | -0.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 2.6 |
| 53 | BOLIVIA | -0.6 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 54 | BOSNIA | -0.3 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 55 | BRUNEI | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 56 | SAMOA | 1.7 | 0 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 2.4 |
| 57 | DJIBOUTI | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 2.4 |
| 58 | MALAWI | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 | 2.4 | -0.8 | 2.3 |
| 59 | REUNION | 0.4 | 1.8 | -1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 60 | NICARAGUA | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 2.2 |
| 61 | ERITREA | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -2.0 | 2.1 |
| 62 | SIERRA LEONE | 2.2 | -0.6 | -2.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 63 | INDONESIA | 0.8 | 0 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -1.0 | 2.0 |
| 64 | PHILIPPINES | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 2.0 |
| 65 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| 66 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.5 | -0.1 | -1.6 | 3.1 | -1.2 | 1.7 |
| 67 | BAHAMAS | 2.2 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 68 | NEW CALEDONIA | 1.4 | 1.8 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| 69 | SURINAME | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 70 | SRI LANKA | 1.7 | -0.8 | -1.5 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| 71 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.5 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 3.6 | -2.3 | 1.5 |
| 72 | TANZANIA | 0.9 | -1.7 | -0.0 | 3.3 | -1.0 | 1.5 |
| 73 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 1.0 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| 74 | FIJI | 2.3 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 75 | EAST TIMOR | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -1.7 | 1.2 |
| 76 | AFGHANISTAN | -2.3 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -1.3 | 1.0 |
| 77 | INDIA | 1.3 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -1.4 | 1.0 |
| 78 | ANGOLA | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
| 79 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -1.7 | -1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 80 | MOLDOVA | -1.8 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 81 | MYANMAR | 1.3 | -0.8 | -1.4 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| 82 | IRAQ | -1.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| 83 | UZBEKISTAN | 1.2 | -0.9 | -1.8 | 3.2 | -1.7 | 0.0 |
| 84 | VENEZUELA | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 85 | LIBYA | -1.3 | -1.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 86 | ECUADOR | 0.1 | 0 | -1.0 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 87 | SYRIA | -1.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -1.3 | -0.4 |
| 88 | KENYA | 1.2 | -1.6 | -1.3 | 2.7 | -1.5 | -0.5 |
| 89 | ALGERIA | -1.9 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| 90 | MAURITIUS | 0.6 | -1.7 | -1.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| 91 | SERBIA | -1.1 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| 92 | MONTENEGRO | -0.9 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| 93 | YEMEN | -1.1 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 3.1 | -1.8 | -0.6 |
| 94 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.1 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 3.9 | -2.0 | -0.7 |
| 95 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 1.5 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| 96 | BELIZE | 0.7 | -1.8 | -2.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| 97 | GREENLAND | 0.7 | 0.8 | -1.7 | 1.6 | -2.8 | -1.4 |
| 98 | IRAN | -1.9 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -2.1 | -1.6 |
| 99 | TUNISIA | -1.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -1.6 | -1.6 |
| 100 | EGYPT | -1.6 | -1.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 101 | SOUTH AFRICA | 2.3 | -0.9 | -1.7 | 1.3 | -2.6 | -1.6 |
| 102 | PANAMA | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -1.9 |
| 103 | CAPE VERDE | 1.2 | -1.5 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -1.9 |
| 104 | PALESTINE | -1.4 | -1.8 | -0.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | -2.0 |
| 105 | LEBANON | -1.2 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -2.0 |
| 106 | VIETNAM | 0.7 | -1 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -2.0 |
| 107 | JORDAN | -1.4 | -2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -2.0 |
| 108 | PERU | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.2 |
| 109 | NORTH KOREA | 0.3 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -2.2 |
| 110 | COLOMBIA | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| 111 | THAILAND | 0.6 | -1 | 0.4 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -2.9 |
| 112 | OMAN | 0.5 | -2.4 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -3.1 |
| 113 | MOROCCO | -1.9 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -2.6 | -3.1 |
| 114 | CUBA | -1.8 | -1.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -3.1 |
| 115 | BRAZIL | 0.9 | -1.6 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -3.3 |
| 116 | MONGOLIA | 0.9 | -1.4 | -1.7 | 0.9 | -2.0 | -3.3 |
| 117 | KAZAKHSTAN | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -3.4 |
| 118 | CROATIA | -1.4 | -3.1 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -3.6 |
| 119 | COSTA RICA | 0.1 | -2 | -1.7 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -3.6 |
| 120 | ARMENIA | -1.8 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -1.7 | -3.6 |
| 121 | CZECHIA | -1.9 | -3.2 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -3.7 |
| 122 | ALBANIA | -2.1 | -2.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -1.3 | -3.9 |
| 123 | SAUDI ARABIA | -1.8 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -2.8 | -0.6 | -3.9 |
| 124 | LATVIA | -2.1 | -2.8 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -4.0 |
| 125 | BAHRAIN | 0.6 | -2.4 | -0.1 | -2.0 | -0.2 | -4.1 |
| 126 | ROMANIA | -0.8 | -1.6 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -4.1 |
| 127 | LITHUANIA | -2.6 | -2.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -4.4 |
| 128 | SLOVAKIA | -2.1 | -4 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -4.5 |
| 129 | BELARUS | -2.1 | -2 | -1.3 | -1.0 | 1.6 | -4.8 |
| 130 | AZERBAIJAN | -1.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -2.4 | -4.9 |
| 131 | PUERTO RICO | -1.7 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -5.2 |
| 132 | MALAYSIA | 1.0 | -2 | 0.2 | -3.5 | -1.0 | -5.3 |
| 133 | QATAR | -1.0 | -1.8 | 0.7 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -5.3 |
| 134 | JAPAN | 0.5 | -2.8 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -5.4 |
| 135 | KUWAIT | -2.2 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -2.3 | 0.3 | -5.4 |
| 136 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.3 | -3.2 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -1.2 | -5.8 |
| 137 | GEORGIA | -1.2 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -6.1 |
| 138 | UKRAINE | -1.5 | -2.9 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -6.3 |
| 139 | BULGARIA | -1.7 | -3.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -6.6 |
| 140 | GREECE | -0.5 | -2.1 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -2.1 | -6.8 |
| 141 | URUGUAY | -2.1 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -2.0 | 2.4 | -6.9 |
| 142 | SLOVENIA | -2.0 | -3.1 | -2.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -7.0 |
| 143 | MEXICO | 0.6 | -2.2 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -4.7 | -7.3 |
| 144 | TAIWAN | -0.4 | -2.3 | -1.4 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -7.3 |
| 145 | HUNGARY | -2.2 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -7.3 |
| 146 | POLAND | -2.0 | -3.1 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -7.3 |
| 147 | CHINA | -0.1 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -7.6 |
| 148 | ESTONIA | -2.0 | -3.2 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -8.0 |
| 149 | TURKEY | -1.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -3.8 | -8.1 |
| 150 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -2.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -4.6 | -0.6 | -8.1 |
| 151 | FRANCE | -2.4 | -2 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -0.8 | -8.3 |
| 152 | CYPRUS | -2.9 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -8.6 |
| 153 | BELGIUM | -2.9 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -2.6 | 1.3 | -8.8 |
| 154 | ISRAEL | -3.1 | -3.2 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -9.0 |
| 155 | LUXEMBOURG | -4.7 | -4 | -3.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -9.1 |
| 156 | SINGAPORE | -1.6 | -2.8 | -1.0 | -4.3 | 0.6 | -9.1 |
| 157 | PORTUGAL | -2.5 | -3.3 | -1.8 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -9.4 |
| 158 | FINLAND | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -3.0 | -0.4 | -9.6 |
| 159 | DENMARK | -3.6 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -2.5 | 0.2 | -9.9 |
| 160 | RUSSIA | -2.7 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -2.4 | -3.7 | -10.0 |
| 161 | GREAT BRITAIN | -1.7 | -3.9 | -0.9 | -3.4 | -0.2 | -10.1 |
| 162 | ICELAND | -3.6 | -2.1 | -2.4 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -10.3 |
| 163 | ITALY | -2.0 | -3.3 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -2.5 | -10.5 |
| 164 | SWEDEN | -3.6 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -10.8 |
| 165 | IRELAND | -4.2 | -3.7 | -2.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -11.0 |
| 166 | CHILE | 0.1 | -2.7 | -0.5 | -4.6 | -3.5 | -11.2 |
| 167 | AUSTRIA | -3.6 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -11.7 |
| 168 | ARGENTINA | -2.3 | -3.3 | -1.9 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -11.8 |
| 169 | SWITZERLAND | -5.1 | -3.5 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -12.2 |
| 170 | NORWAY | -3.1 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -12.3 |
| 171 | NETHERLANDS | -4.5 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -3.4 | 0.5 | -12.9 |
| 172 | SPAIN | -2.0 | -3.7 | -1.3 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -13.1 |
| 173 | GERMANY | -4.4 | -3.1 | -4.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -13.3 |
| 174 | NEW ZEALAND | -3.7 | -3.4 | -3.2 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -14.9 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -4.6 | -3.6 | -2.8 | -3.0 | -2.7 | -16.7 |
| 176 | CANADA | -4.3 | -4.2 | -2.6 | -4.1 | -4.0 | -19.2 |