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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | MONGOLIA | -1.7 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | NIGER | -0.8 | -0.6 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 3 | MOLDOVA | -1.0 | -1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 4 | BOLIVIA | -1.2 | -1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| 5 | BOTSWANA | -2.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| 6 | TURKMENISTAN | -1.5 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 7 | ICELAND | -0.4 | -0.9 | 4.1 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -0.2 |
| 8 | MOZAMBIQUE | -1.0 | -0.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
| 9 | LITHUANIA | -2.8 | -0.3 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 10 | MALI | -1.0 | -1.2 | -3.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 11 | FRENCH GUIANA | -2.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| 12 | CENT AFR REP | -1.0 | -0.1 | -1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| 13 | LUXEMBOURG | -1.3 | -1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| 14 | NAMIBIA | -2.2 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| 15 | SENEGAL | -2.3 | -1.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| 16 | CHAD | -2.1 | -0.4 | -2.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| 17 | COLOMBIA | -0.9 | -1.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
| 18 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.3 | -2.6 | -0.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -1.1 |
| 19 | NEPAL | -1.3 | -2.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| 20 | AUSTRALIA | -2.2 | -1.6 | 3.5 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| 21 | ECUADOR | -1.3 | -1.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
| 22 | BHUTAN | -0.9 | -2.0 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 23 | BENIN | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
| 24 | ALGERIA | -1.4 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
| 25 | RWANDA | -1.4 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.0 | -1.4 |
| 26 | LAOS | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| 27 | ETHIOPIA | -1.4 | -1.6 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -1.8 |
| 28 | IVORY COAST | -1.0 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
| 29 | ANGOLA | -1.7 | -1.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.9 |
| 30 | ZIMBABWE | -1.3 | -1.3 | -2.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -2.0 |
| 31 | GREENLAND | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -2.0 |
| 32 | LATVIA | -2.8 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| 33 | CAMBODIA | -1.2 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| 34 | DJIBOUTI | -2.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
| 35 | SLOVAKIA | -2.8 | -1.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -2.2 |
| 36 | BURUNDI | -1.0 | -0.8 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -2.3 |
| 37 | MADAGASCAR | -0.6 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -2.4 |
| 38 | AFGHANISTAN | -1.5 | -2.6 | -2.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -2.5 |
| 39 | PARAGUAY | -1.7 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| 40 | REP CONGO | -2.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.7 |
| 41 | HONDURAS | -1.6 | -1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -2.7 |
| 42 | KYRGYZSTAN | -1.3 | -2.4 | -2.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | -2.7 |
| 43 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1.2 | -1.1 | -3.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -2.8 |
| 44 | ARMENIA | -1.8 | -2.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -2.8 |
| 45 | BURKINA FASO | -1.6 | -1.5 | -3.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -2.8 |
| 46 | MONTENEGRO | -1.8 | -1.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -2.9 |
| 47 | TOGO | -1.6 | -0.2 | -2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -3.0 |
| 48 | VENEZUELA | -1.7 | -1.3 | 1.9 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -3.0 |
| 49 | BOSNIA | -1.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -3.0 |
| 50 | MEXICO | -1.5 | -1.5 | 2.3 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -3.1 |
| 51 | ERITREA | -1.9 | -2.0 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -3.1 |
| 52 | MAURITANIA | -2.0 | -1.0 | -2.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -3.1 |
| 53 | NEW CALEDONIA | -2.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -3.1 |
| 54 | VANUATU | -0.6 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| 55 | GABON | -1.9 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -3.2 |
| 56 | EAST TIMOR | -1.1 | -1.8 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -3.2 |
| 57 | CAPE VERDE | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -3.2 |
| 58 | EL SALVADOR | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -3.3 |
| 59 | GUATEMALA | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.2 | -3.4 |
| 60 | SUDAN | -1.6 | -2.0 | -3.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -3.4 |
| 61 | GERMANY | -1.8 | -0.5 | 3.1 | -2.9 | -1.3 | -3.4 |
| 62 | ESTONIA | -2.0 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -3.4 |
| 63 | REUNION | -2.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -3.4 |
| 64 | SERBIA | -2.4 | -2.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -3.5 |
| 65 | SLOVENIA | -2.0 | -0.6 | 2.2 | -1.2 | -1.9 | -3.6 |
| 66 | CZECHIA | -2.8 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -3.6 |
| 67 | HAITI | -1.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -3.6 |
| 68 | BELARUS | -2.0 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -3.7 |
| 69 | SWEDEN | -1.0 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -2.7 | -1.0 | -3.7 |
| 70 | ALBANIA | -2.2 | -2.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -2.7 | -3.7 |
| 71 | SOUTH AFRICA | -3.2 | -2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -3.8 |
| 72 | NICARAGUA | -2.1 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -2.5 | -3.8 |
| 73 | MOROCCO | -1.4 | -1.1 | -2.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -3.9 |
| 74 | COSTA RICA | -2.3 | -1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -3.9 |
| 75 | ZAMBIA | -2.0 | -2.3 | -0.9 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -4.0 |
| 76 | LIBERIA | -1.3 | -1.5 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -4.0 |
| 77 | PERU | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -4.0 |
| 78 | UZBEKISTAN | -1.6 | -2.4 | -3.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -4.0 |
| 79 | AUSTRIA | -1.8 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -4.2 |
| 80 | CANADA | -1.6 | -0.9 | 3.2 | -2.9 | -2.0 | -4.2 |
| 81 | UGANDA | -1.0 | -1.5 | -2.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -4.3 |
| 82 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.1 | -2.5 | -1.4 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -4.3 |
| 83 | SOUTH SUDAN | -1.0 | -2.0 | -3.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -4.4 |
| 84 | SURINAME | -3.1 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -4.4 |
| 85 | BELGIUM | -1.7 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -2.8 | -1.2 | -4.5 |
| 86 | LESOTHO | -1.4 | -2.0 | -3.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -4.5 |
| 87 | NORWAY | -1.4 | -0.9 | 2.7 | -2.0 | -2.9 | -4.6 |
| 88 | PHILIPPINES | -1.5 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -1.7 | -4.7 |
| 89 | GUYANA | -2.9 | -1.1 | -1.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -4.7 |
| 90 | GUINEA | -2.5 | -0.6 | -2.5 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -4.8 |
| 91 | POLAND | -3.0 | -1.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -5.0 |
| 92 | CHILE | -1.9 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -2.3 | -5.1 |
| 93 | ESWATINI | -2.8 | -0.6 | -3.4 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -5.1 |
| 94 | GREAT BRITAIN | -2.4 | -2.4 | 4.0 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -5.1 |
| 95 | GUINEA BISSAU | -1.7 | -1.4 | -2.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -5.1 |
| 96 | SOMALIA | -2.5 | -2.2 | -2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | -5.1 |
| 97 | FRANCE | -2.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -5.2 |
| 98 | FINLAND | -1.8 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -3.0 | -0.3 | -5.2 |
| 99 | IRELAND | -1.2 | -2.0 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -5.3 |
| 100 | SWITZERLAND | -1.1 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -5.3 |
| 101 | TANZANIA | -1.0 | -1.9 | -2.4 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -5.3 |
| 102 | DEM REP CONGO | -2.1 | -1.4 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -5.3 |
| 103 | NETHERLANDS | -1.2 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -2.4 | -5.3 |
| 104 | PAKISTAN | -1.0 | -3.2 | -3.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -5.4 |
| 105 | DENMARK | -1.4 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -5.5 |
| 106 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -3.0 | -2.1 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -0.9 | -5.5 |
| 107 | ROMANIA | -3.0 | -1.9 | 2.0 | -1.7 | -0.9 | -5.5 |
| 108 | SPAIN | -2.3 | -1.4 | 3.0 | -2.0 | -2.8 | -5.5 |
| 109 | GHANA | -1.9 | -2.8 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -5.6 |
| 110 | HUNGARY | -3.2 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -5.6 |
| 111 | SAUDI ARABIA | -1.4 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -5.8 |
| 112 | BRAZIL | -2.0 | -1.5 | -0.0 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -5.8 |
| 113 | UKRAINE | -2.7 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -5.8 |
| 114 | TUNISIA | -2.2 | -2.0 | -2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -5.9 |
| 115 | CUBA | -2.4 | -2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.9 | -5.9 |
| 116 | URUGUAY | -2.0 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -6.0 |
| 117 | BRUNEI | -1.8 | -2.6 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -6.0 |
| 118 | IRAN | -1.6 | -2.0 | -2.9 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -6.0 |
| 119 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -0.5 | -2.5 | -2.6 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -6.1 |
| 120 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -1.7 | -1.0 | -3.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -6.1 |
| 121 | NEW ZEALAND | -2.4 | -2.0 | 2.4 | -1.1 | -3.0 | -6.1 |
| 122 | SYRIA | -2.5 | -2.0 | -3.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -6.2 |
| 123 | NIGERIA | -1.1 | -2.2 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -6.2 |
| 124 | AZERBAIJAN | -1.6 | -2.6 | -2.2 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -6.3 |
| 125 | BANGLADESH | -1.1 | -4.0 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -6.3 |
| 126 | FIJI | -1.7 | -2.6 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -6.3 |
| 127 | MAURITIUS | -2.3 | -2.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -6.3 |
| 128 | BULGARIA | -2.6 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -6.5 |
| 129 | CYPRUS | -1.4 | -3.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -6.5 |
| 130 | VIETNAM | -1.2 | -1.3 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -2.8 | -6.5 |
| 131 | IRAQ | -2.3 | -3.6 | -3.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | -6.5 |
| 132 | YEMEN | -1.7 | -2.4 | -4.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -6.7 |
| 133 | PANAMA | -2.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -6.7 |
| 134 | KENYA | -1.1 | -2.9 | -3.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -6.8 |
| 135 | CAMEROON | -1.7 | -1.3 | -3.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -6.8 |
| 136 | BELIZE | -2.3 | -2.0 | -1.7 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -6.8 |
| 137 | MALAWI | -1.4 | -1.9 | -3.3 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -6.8 |
| 138 | LEBANON | -2.0 | -2.1 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -6.9 |
| 139 | THAILAND | -1.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -6.9 |
| 140 | GAMBIA | -2.5 | -2.2 | -2.7 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -7.1 |
| 141 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -2.8 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -2.3 | -7.2 |
| 142 | ISRAEL | -1.2 | -3.7 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -7.2 |
| 143 | NORTH KOREA | -1.4 | -1.8 | -2.9 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -7.2 |
| 144 | SAMOA | -1.8 | -1.5 | -3.0 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -7.2 |
| 145 | ARGENTINA | -2.1 | -2.0 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -7.2 |
| 146 | LIBYA | -2.4 | -2.2 | -3.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -7.3 |
| 147 | JORDAN | -2.3 | -3.6 | -4.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -7.3 |
| 148 | KUWAIT | -1.2 | -3.8 | -2.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -7.3 |
| 149 | OMAN | -1.7 | -3.4 | -3.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -7.3 |
| 150 | GEORGIA | -1.9 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -7.4 |
| 151 | INDONESIA | -1.4 | -2.6 | -2.9 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -7.5 |
| 152 | CROATIA | -3.0 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -7.5 |
| 153 | INDIA | -0.7 | -3.0 | -3.8 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -7.5 |
| 154 | QATAR | -1.8 | -3.2 | -2.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -7.6 |
| 155 | BAHAMAS | -2.3 | -1.8 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -7.8 |
| 156 | PALESTINE | -2.3 | -3.6 | -4.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -8.0 |
| 157 | SIERRA LEONE | -1.6 | -2.8 | -3.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -8.1 |
| 158 | SRI LANKA | -1.3 | -3.2 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -2.1 | -8.1 |
| 159 | PORTUGAL | -2.8 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -8.3 |
| 160 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.5 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -2.9 | -8.4 |
| 161 | MYANMAR | -0.7 | -3.2 | -3.9 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -8.5 |
| 162 | BAHRAIN | -1.4 | -3.8 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -8.6 |
| 163 | MALAYSIA | -0.8 | -3.4 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -1.8 | -8.6 |
| 164 | RUSSIA | -2.7 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -1.1 | -8.6 |
| 165 | SINGAPORE | -0.5 | -2.6 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -8.7 |
| 166 | PUERTO RICO | -3.3 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -8.8 |
| 167 | TAIWAN | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -8.8 |
| 168 | EGYPT | -2.4 | -3.6 | -4.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -8.8 |
| 169 | ITALY | -2.4 | -1.8 | 0.8 | -2.5 | -3.0 | -8.9 |
| 170 | JAMAICA | -2.5 | -2.4 | -2.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -8.9 |
| 171 | CHINA | -1.1 | -2.0 | -3.6 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -9.1 |
| 172 | TURKEY | -2.2 | -2.5 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -9.3 |
| 173 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -1.6 | -2.8 | -4.7 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -9.5 |
| 174 | GREECE | -2.8 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -3.0 | -9.7 |
| 175 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -2.7 | -2.2 | -3.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -10.2 |
| 176 | JAPAN | -2.2 | -1.8 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -10.8 |