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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | MOLDOVA | 1.0 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 9.7 |
| 2 | BOSNIA | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| 3 | LITHUANIA | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 3.0 | 6.2 |
| 4 | SERBIA | 1.0 | -1.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| 5 | ZAMBIA | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 6 | BOTSWANA | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | MONTENEGRO | 1.2 | -1.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| 8 | HUNGARY | 0.7 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 9 | BURKINA FASO | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| 10 | CZECHIA | 0.8 | -1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| 11 | LATVIA | 0.9 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -1.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
| 12 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 13 | TOGO | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 14 | MOZAMBIQUE | -0.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 4.7 |
| 15 | SLOVAKIA | 0.8 | -2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 16 | UGANDA | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 17 | GHANA | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 18 | LIBERIA | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| 19 | ROMANIA | 1.2 | -1.1 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| 20 | CENT AFR REP | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 21 | UKRAINE | 1.2 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 22 | BURUNDI | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| 23 | FRENCH GUIANA | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 24 | POLAND | 0.8 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 25 | GUINEA | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 26 | SENEGAL | -0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 27 | BENIN | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 28 | HAITI | -0.2 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 29 | GABON | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 30 | ESWATINI | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 31 | MALI | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 32 | NIGER | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 33 | RWANDA | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 34 | BELARUS | 1.3 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 35 | IVORY COAST | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 36 | LESOTHO | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 37 | DEM REP CONGO | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 38 | CROATIA | 1.2 | -1.8 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 39 | BELGIUM | 0.3 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| 40 | ANGOLA | -0.2 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.1 |
| 41 | REP CONGO | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 42 | MALAWI | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 43 | BANGLADESH | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 44 | ALBANIA | 0.6 | -1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 1.9 |
| 45 | BRUNEI | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| 46 | GAMBIA | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 47 | NIGERIA | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 48 | PARAGUAY | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 49 | SLOVENIA | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 50 | ZIMBABWE | 0.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 1.5 |
| 51 | GUYANA | 0.0 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 52 | CAMEROON | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 53 | BHUTAN | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -1.4 | 1.4 |
| 54 | ETHIOPIA | -0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 1.3 |
| 55 | EL SALVADOR | -0.7 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| 56 | SURINAME | -0.4 | -1.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 57 | JAMAICA | 0.9 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.2 |
| 58 | SIERRA LEONE | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 59 | IRELAND | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 60 | GREAT BRITAIN | 1.2 | -1.2 | 1.2 | -2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| 61 | ESTONIA | 1.0 | -1.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 62 | NAMIBIA | 0.2 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 1.1 |
| 63 | NEPAL | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
| 64 | FIJI | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
| 65 | TAJIKISTAN | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 0.9 |
| 66 | HONDURAS | -1.0 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
| 67 | SOUTH AFRICA | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | -1.8 | 0.9 |
| 68 | ALGERIA | 0.6 | -1.4 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.9 |
| 69 | NEW CALEDONIA | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 0.8 |
| 70 | SAMOA | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 0.8 |
| 71 | IRAQ | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 72 | BAHAMAS | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| 73 | INDIA | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| 74 | PALESTINE | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 75 | PHILIPPINES | -0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
| 76 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.0 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 77 | TURKMENISTAN | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 78 | EAST TIMOR | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
| 79 | MADAGASCAR | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 0.4 |
| 80 | LEBANON | 1.4 | -1.5 | 1.8 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| 81 | CHAD | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| 82 | KENYA | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
| 83 | NORTH KOREA | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 84 | CUBA | 0.4 | -1.5 | 2.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 85 | AFGHANISTAN | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 0.3 |
| 86 | GERMANY | 0.6 | -1.0 | -1.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| 87 | MAURITANIA | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 88 | VANUATU | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -2.3 | 0.2 |
| 89 | GREENLAND | 0.0 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -2.5 | 0.2 |
| 90 | SUDAN | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| 91 | PUERTO RICO | 0.8 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 92 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -2.3 | 0.1 |
| 93 | SOMALIA | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
| 94 | LUXEMBOURG | -0.8 | -2.1 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| 95 | ARMENIA | 1.0 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -0.0 |
| 96 | TANZANIA | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -0.0 |
| 97 | DJIBOUTI | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 98 | ERITREA | -0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 99 | NETHERLANDS | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| 100 | FRANCE | 0.7 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| 101 | BOLIVIA | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| 102 | BULGARIA | 0.4 | -1.9 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| 103 | NICARAGUA | -0.5 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -0.3 |
| 104 | ISRAEL | 0.7 | -1.3 | 1.9 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| 105 | JORDAN | 0.9 | -1.0 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 106 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| 107 | FINLAND | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 108 | LIBYA | 1.0 | -1.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| 109 | GUATEMALA | -0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -2.5 | -0.5 |
| 110 | TUNISIA | 0.8 | -1.2 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -0.5 |
| 111 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
| 112 | DENMARK | -0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -1.9 | 2.8 | -0.7 |
| 113 | MONGOLIA | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -2.0 | -0.7 |
| 114 | CAMBODIA | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 115 | SOUTH SUDAN | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 116 | REUNION | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| 117 | CYPRUS | 0.7 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| 118 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.3 | -1.3 | 2.6 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| 119 | KAZAKHSTAN | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| 120 | KYRGYZSTAN | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -2.7 | -1.0 |
| 121 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.1 |
| 122 | LAOS | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -1.0 | -1.1 |
| 123 | MOROCCO | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -2.2 | -1.2 |
| 124 | ECUADOR | -0.7 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 125 | COLOMBIA | -0.7 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| 126 | MAURITIUS | -0.5 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| 127 | YEMEN | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -1.4 |
| 128 | SWEDEN | 0.1 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -1.5 |
| 129 | UZBEKISTAN | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -1.5 |
| 130 | SRI LANKA | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.6 |
| 131 | EGYPT | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| 132 | AUSTRIA | 0.7 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| 133 | KUWAIT | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -2.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 |
| 134 | PAKISTAN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -2.0 |
| 135 | INDONESIA | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -2.0 |
| 136 | SYRIA | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -2.2 |
| 137 | URUGUAY | 1.0 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -2.1 | 0.9 | -2.3 |
| 138 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 0.1 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| 139 | AZERBAIJAN | 1.0 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 |
| 140 | ICELAND | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -2.6 |
| 141 | CAPE VERDE | -0.4 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1.7 | -2.6 |
| 142 | SAUDI ARABIA | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -3.0 | -1.0 | -2.7 |
| 143 | IRAN | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -2.8 |
| 144 | MYANMAR | 0.0 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -2.9 |
| 145 | PANAMA | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -2.9 |
| 146 | GREECE | 1.7 | -1.3 | 1.2 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -3.0 |
| 147 | GEORGIA | 1.3 | -2.0 | 1.4 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -3.0 |
| 148 | SWITZERLAND | -0.6 | -1.6 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -3.0 |
| 149 | TURKEY | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -3.1 |
| 150 | BELIZE | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -3.1 |
| 151 | VENEZUELA | -0.8 | -0.5 | 3.3 | -3.5 | -1.6 | -3.2 |
| 152 | PERU | -0.7 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.4 | -3.3 |
| 153 | BRAZIL | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| 154 | BAHRAIN | 0.7 | -2.0 | -0.1 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -3.5 |
| 155 | QATAR | -0.4 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -3.6 |
| 156 | COSTA RICA | -0.7 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -3.6 |
| 157 | ITALY | 0.2 | -1.9 | 2.4 | -3.0 | -1.7 | -4.0 |
| 158 | RUSSIA | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -2.1 | -4.0 | -4.0 |
| 159 | OMAN | 0.3 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -4.0 |
| 160 | PORTUGAL | 0.2 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -3.1 | -0.7 | -4.1 |
| 161 | VIETNAM | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -1.8 | -4.2 |
| 162 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -4.1 | 0.5 | -4.4 |
| 163 | THAILAND | -0.1 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -3.1 | -0.4 | -4.4 |
| 164 | NORWAY | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -4.8 |
| 165 | JAPAN | -0.5 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -2.2 | -1.2 | -4.9 |
| 166 | SINGAPORE | -1.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -5.2 |
| 167 | CHINA | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -5.6 |
| 168 | SPAIN | 0.2 | -1.5 | 0.5 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -5.9 |
| 169 | AUSTRALIA | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -5.9 |
| 170 | NEW ZEALAND | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -2.9 | -6.0 |
| 171 | MALAYSIA | -0.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -2.7 | -2.0 | -6.6 |
| 172 | TAIWAN | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -6.7 |
| 173 | CHILE | -0.5 | -1.2 | 1.6 | -3.2 | -3.5 | -6.8 |
| 174 | ARGENTINA | 0.8 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -3.0 | -2.9 | -7.4 |
| 175 | CANADA | 0.6 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -4.2 | -7.6 |
| 176 | MEXICO | -0.4 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -5.3 | -7.7 |