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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | FRENCH GUIANA | 0.1 | 2.8 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 6.7 |
| 2 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
| 3 | BAHAMAS | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 4 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
| 5 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.1 |
| 6 | CUBA | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.9 |
| 7 | EL SALVADOR | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 5.9 |
| 8 | HAITI | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 9 | TOGO | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 10 | BURUNDI | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| 11 | GABON | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5.6 |
| 12 | HONDURAS | 0.2 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| 13 | NICARAGUA | 0.2 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 14 | GUATEMALA | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 5.5 |
| 15 | PANAMA | -0.3 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 16 | PARAGUAY | -0.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
| 17 | JAMAICA | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| 18 | CENT AFR REP | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
| 19 | IVORY COAST | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
| 20 | REP CONGO | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| 21 | GUYANA | 0.5 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| 22 | VENEZUELA | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 23 | COSTA RICA | 0.2 | 3.2 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 24 | BOLIVIA | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 4.5 |
| 25 | GUINEA | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 26 | PUERTO RICO | -0.4 | 2.6 | -2.0 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 27 | BELIZE | 0.4 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| 28 | LIBERIA | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| 29 | UGANDA | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 30 | DEM REP CONGO | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 31 | RWANDA | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 32 | ECUADOR | 0.4 | 3.2 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 33 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 34 | BENIN | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| 35 | COLOMBIA | 0.6 | 3.0 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 36 | REUNION | -0.2 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| 37 | GAMBIA | 0.2 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 38 | SENEGAL | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| 39 | SURINAME | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 40 | PERU | 0.2 | 3.5 | -0.9 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 3.0 |
| 41 | MADAGASCAR | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| 42 | NIGERIA | 0.1 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 43 | BURKINA FASO | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 44 | MAURITANIA | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 2.8 |
| 45 | SIERRA LEONE | 1.0 | -1.4 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 46 | MAURITIUS | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| 47 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| 48 | CAMEROON | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| 49 | CAPE VERDE | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 1.9 |
| 50 | GHANA | 0.0 | -1.7 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 51 | MALAWI | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 52 | ZAMBIA | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 53 | MALI | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 1.6 |
| 54 | BANGLADESH | -0.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 55 | NIGER | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 1.4 |
| 56 | BRAZIL | 0.2 | 0.7 | -2.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 57 | SINGAPORE | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| 58 | ESWATINI | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 59 | TANZANIA | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 60 | URUGUAY | -1.6 | 2.4 | -2.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| 61 | NEW CALEDONIA | -0.5 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| 62 | DJIBOUTI | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -1.8 | 0.9 |
| 63 | SAMOA | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 64 | SOUTH SUDAN | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 65 | NAMIBIA | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 0.4 |
| 66 | PHILIPPINES | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 67 | FIJI | -0.4 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 68 | SOMALIA | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 0.3 |
| 69 | LATVIA | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| 70 | ANGOLA | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 71 | SUDAN | 1.0 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| 72 | CAMBODIA | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 73 | CHAD | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.2 | -0.0 |
| 74 | VANUATU | 0.1 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 75 | BAHRAIN | -1.8 | -2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| 76 | SRI LANKA | -0.2 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 77 | EAST TIMOR | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 |
| 78 | LEBANON | -1.6 | -1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 79 | INDONESIA | -0.9 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 80 | NEPAL | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 81 | MONTENEGRO | -1.0 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 82 | BOTSWANA | -0.4 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.3 | -0.6 |
| 83 | ETHIOPIA | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -2.3 | -0.6 |
| 84 | LAOS | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| 85 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| 86 | LESOTHO | 1.1 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -0.9 |
| 87 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 0.1 | -1.4 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -1.0 |
| 88 | BHUTAN | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -1.2 |
| 89 | THAILAND | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| 90 | MYANMAR | 0.1 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| 91 | TURKMENISTAN | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -2.7 | -1.8 |
| 92 | QATAR | -2.2 | -1.2 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| 93 | BELGIUM | -1.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
| 94 | KENYA | 0.4 | -1.8 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -2.0 |
| 95 | VIETNAM | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
| 96 | LIBYA | -2.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -2.0 |
| 97 | MEXICO | -0.1 | 3.1 | -1.6 | 1.1 | -4.6 | -2.1 |
| 98 | ERITREA | 0.0 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -2.6 | -2.1 |
| 99 | BOSNIA | 0.0 | -0.8 | -1.7 | 1.9 | -1.5 | -2.1 |
| 100 | ZIMBABWE | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.8 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -2.1 |
| 101 | CYPRUS | -2.1 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
| 102 | BRUNEI | -1.3 | -1.6 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 1.2 | -2.2 |
| 103 | FRANCE | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -2.2 | -2.3 |
| 104 | PALESTINE | -2.1 | -2.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -2.4 |
| 105 | INDIA | -0.5 | -1.6 | -1.0 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -2.4 |
| 106 | ALBANIA | -1.6 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -2.5 |
| 107 | ALGERIA | -1.8 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | -1.4 | -2.6 |
| 108 | SPAIN | -0.4 | 2.7 | -1.0 | -1.6 | -2.3 | -2.6 |
| 109 | MALAYSIA | -0.7 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| 110 | KUWAIT | -2.1 | -2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -2.9 |
| 111 | GREAT BRITAIN | -1.2 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -2.9 |
| 112 | TUNISIA | -1.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.6 | -2.9 |
| 113 | TAIWAN | -0.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -2.1 | 0.8 | -3.1 |
| 114 | SLOVENIA | -0.6 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -3.1 |
| 115 | SOUTH AFRICA | 0.0 | -1.3 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -2.6 | -3.2 |
| 116 | LITHUANIA | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -2.7 | -3.2 |
| 117 | PORTUGAL | -0.2 | -0.1 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -3.3 |
| 118 | JAPAN | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -3.3 |
| 119 | OMAN | -2.4 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -1.7 | -3.4 |
| 120 | CZECHIA | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -3.5 |
| 121 | NETHERLANDS | -2.2 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -3.6 |
| 122 | YEMEN | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -1.9 | -3.6 |
| 123 | SOUTH KOREA | 0.0 | -1.8 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -3.7 |
| 124 | MOLDOVA | -1.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -2.2 | -3.7 |
| 125 | JORDAN | -2.2 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -1.3 | -3.8 |
| 126 | HUNGARY | -1.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -3.8 |
| 127 | CHILE | -0.9 | 2.5 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -4.0 | -3.8 |
| 128 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -1.8 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -3.9 |
| 129 | SAUDI ARABIA | -1.4 | -1.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -4.0 |
| 130 | BELARUS | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -2.5 | -4.1 |
| 131 | CROATIA | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -4.1 |
| 132 | ARGENTINA | -2.0 | 2.5 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -3.4 | -4.3 |
| 133 | NORTH KOREA | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -3.5 | -4.4 |
| 134 | MOROCCO | -1.9 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -4.5 |
| 135 | GREENLAND | -1.1 | 1.7 | -1.8 | 1.2 | -4.5 | -4.5 |
| 136 | IRAN | -1.9 | -0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -3.7 | -4.5 |
| 137 | PAKISTAN | -0.5 | -2.0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -2.5 | -4.6 |
| 138 | SERBIA | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -3.1 | -4.6 |
| 139 | ISRAEL | -2.3 | -2.5 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -4.7 |
| 140 | SLOVAKIA | -1.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -3.5 | -4.7 |
| 141 | ITALY | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -4.8 |
| 142 | ESTONIA | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -4.8 |
| 143 | IRAQ | -2.3 | -2.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -1.6 | -4.9 |
| 144 | EGYPT | -2.3 | -2.4 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -5.0 |
| 145 | SYRIA | -2.0 | -1.5 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -5.0 |
| 146 | LUXEMBOURG | -3.1 | -0.2 | -2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -5.1 |
| 147 | GREECE | -0.5 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -5.2 |
| 148 | FINLAND | -1.3 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -0.6 | -5.3 |
| 149 | GERMANY | -0.8 | 0.6 | -2.8 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -5.4 |
| 150 | BULGARIA | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -5.4 |
| 151 | POLAND | -1.1 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -3.0 | -5.4 |
| 152 | DENMARK | -2.8 | 1.0 | -2.3 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -5.6 |
| 153 | UKRAINE | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -5.7 |
| 154 | UZBEKISTAN | -0.6 | -1.4 | -1.5 | 1.5 | -3.7 | -5.7 |
| 155 | SWEDEN | -2.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -6.1 |
| 156 | ROMANIA | -0.6 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -4.1 | -6.1 |
| 157 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -1.8 | -1.0 | -1.5 | 1.3 | -3.1 | -6.1 |
| 158 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.0 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -4.8 | -6.2 |
| 159 | KYRGYZSTAN | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -5.5 | -6.4 |
| 160 | ICELAND | -3.8 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -6.5 |
| 161 | AFGHANISTAN | -2.1 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -3.9 | -6.5 |
| 162 | IRELAND | -3.0 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -6.7 |
| 163 | ARMENIA | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -4.4 | -6.7 |
| 164 | KAZAKHSTAN | -0.7 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -4.5 | -6.8 |
| 165 | MONGOLIA | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -5.8 | -7.0 |
| 166 | GEORGIA | -1.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -3.1 | -7.0 |
| 167 | SWITZERLAND | -2.6 | 0.4 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -7.4 |
| 168 | NORWAY | -3.1 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -8.1 |
| 169 | TURKEY | -2.1 | -1.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -3.9 | -8.1 |
| 170 | AUSTRIA | -1.3 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -8.3 |
| 171 | RUSSIA | -1.5 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -5.1 | -8.3 |
| 172 | AZERBAIJAN | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -4.2 | -8.6 |
| 173 | AUSTRALIA | -3.9 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -8.6 |
| 174 | NEW ZEALAND | -3.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -2.7 | -9.2 |
| 175 | CHINA | -1.2 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -6.0 | -10.3 |
| 176 | CANADA | -2.1 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -1.5 | -5.2 | -11.7 |