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Country – US State Comparisons
Full List of Countries compared to Iowa vs. United States
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | MOLDOVA | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 8.7 |
| 2 | CENT AFR REP | -1.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 3 | BOSNIA | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| 4 | BURUNDI | -1.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| 5 | TOGO | -1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| 6 | ZAMBIA | -1.5 | -0.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 4.0 |
| 7 | BURKINA FASO | -1.7 | 1.2 | -1.1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 8 | LITHUANIA | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 9 | BELARUS | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 10 | POLAND | 0.0 | -1.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 11 | CAMBODIA | -0.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 3.0 |
| 12 | GUINEA | -2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| 13 | BENIN | -1.1 | 1.6 | -0.0 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
| 14 | TAJIKISTAN | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 2.7 |
| 15 | MALI | -1.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 16 | NIGER | -1.2 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 17 | MAURITANIA | -1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 18 | SERBIA | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 19 | CZECHIA | 0.1 | -1.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 20 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 2.2 |
| 21 | HUNGARY | 0.4 | -1.4 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 22 | ESTONIA | 0.3 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| 23 | SAMOA | -0.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 1.6 |
| 24 | SLOVAKIA | -0.1 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 25 | IVORY COAST | -1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| 26 | LIBERIA | -0.8 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| 27 | KYRGYZSTAN | -0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| 28 | GUINEA BISSAU | -1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 29 | ZIMBABWE | -1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
| 30 | MADAGASCAR | -0.8 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | -2.9 | 1.1 |
| 31 | GABON | -1.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 32 | NEPAL | -0.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 1.0 |
| 33 | MONGOLIA | -1.3 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| 34 | PARAGUAY | -1.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 35 | HAITI | -1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 0.9 |
| 36 | LESOTHO | -1.8 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| 37 | TURKMENISTAN | -1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
| 38 | AFGHANISTAN | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 0.8 |
| 39 | MONTENEGRO | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -1.8 | 0.8 |
| 40 | SENEGAL | -2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| 41 | UGANDA | -1.2 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| 42 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -2.7 | 0.7 |
| 43 | REP CONGO | -1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 44 | ALBANIA | -0.1 | -0.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | -3.1 | 0.6 |
| 45 | UKRAINE | 0.3 | -1.4 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| 46 | CHAD | -1.7 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 47 | GHANA | -1.5 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| 48 | CAMEROON | -1.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| 49 | ARMENIA | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 0.4 |
| 50 | NETHERLANDS | 0.7 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 51 | LATVIA | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| 52 | RWANDA | -1.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| 53 | ROMANIA | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 54 | ESWATINI | -1.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| 55 | PALESTINE | 0.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| 56 | INDIA | -0.5 | -0.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | -1.8 | -0.0 |
| 57 | KAZAKHSTAN | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 58 | VANUATU | -0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| 59 | BOTSWANA | -1.1 | -1 | -1.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| 60 | SIERRA LEONE | -1.8 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
| 61 | IRELAND | 0.8 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| 62 | GREENLAND | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.7 | -0.3 |
| 63 | BOLIVIA | -1.3 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.4 |
| 64 | REUNION | -1.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -0.4 |
| 65 | FRENCH GUIANA | -2.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| 66 | ETHIOPIA | -1.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -1.9 | -0.6 |
| 67 | ALGERIA | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -0.6 |
| 68 | LAOS | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
| 69 | CYPRUS | 0.5 | -1.3 | 4.5 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -0.7 |
| 70 | LUXEMBOURG | -0.7 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| 71 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -1.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.8 |
| 72 | BHUTAN | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| 73 | PUERTO RICO | -0.6 | -1.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.8 |
| 74 | SYRIA | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
| 75 | CAPE VERDE | -2.0 | -1.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -2.3 | -0.9 |
| 76 | MOZAMBIQUE | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -1.7 | -1.0 |
| 77 | MALAWI | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
| 78 | GUYANA | -1.8 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| 79 | BELGIUM | -0.1 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| 80 | AUSTRIA | 0.3 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.3 |
| 81 | DJIBOUTI | -2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -1.3 |
| 82 | ICELAND | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -1.3 |
| 83 | LIBYA | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| 84 | EAST TIMOR | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 2.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| 85 | CROATIA | 0.2 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.6 |
| 86 | TUNISIA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -1.6 |
| 87 | SOMALIA | -2.0 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -1.2 | -1.7 |
| 88 | AZERBAIJAN | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -1.8 |
| 89 | FIJI | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -1.8 |
| 90 | NORTH KOREA | -0.8 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -1.9 |
| 91 | URUGUAY | 0.7 | -1.5 | 1.5 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| 92 | UZBEKISTAN | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -1.9 |
| 93 | HONDURAS | -1.7 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -2.7 | -2.0 |
| 94 | IRAQ | 0.9 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -2.0 |
| 95 | SLOVENIA | 0.1 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -2.1 |
| 96 | SOUTH SUDAN | -1.2 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
| 97 | EGYPT | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
| 98 | YEMEN | -0.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -2.2 | -2.3 |
| 99 | DENMARK | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -2.9 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
| 100 | EL SALVADOR | -1.5 | -0.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | -2.7 | -2.3 |
| 101 | KENYA | -1.2 | -1.0 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -1.8 | -2.3 |
| 102 | JORDAN | 0.1 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -2.3 |
| 103 | MAURITIUS | -1.9 | -1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -2.3 |
| 104 | DEM REP CONGO | -1.9 | 0.3 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -1.0 | -2.4 |
| 105 | BAHAMAS | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -2.4 |
| 106 | PANAMA | -1.5 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -1.5 | -2.8 | -2.4 |
| 107 | GERMANY | 0.6 | -1.6 | 1.3 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -2.5 |
| 108 | ERITREA | -1.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -2.5 | -2.5 |
| 109 | SRI LANKA | -0.7 | -1.2 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -2.6 |
| 110 | FINLAND | 1.1 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -2.4 | 0.2 | -2.7 |
| 111 | GREECE | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -4.1 | -3.8 | -2.7 |
| 112 | BANGLADESH | -0.5 | -1.4 | -2.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -2.7 |
| 113 | SWEDEN | 1.3 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2.8 |
| 114 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 2.5 | -3.2 | -2.8 |
| 115 | NAMIBIA | -1.5 | 0.0 | -1.9 | 1.5 | -1.0 | -2.9 |
| 116 | BULGARIA | -0.3 | -1.7 | 2.5 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -3.0 |
| 117 | NICARAGUA | -1.8 | -1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -3.2 | -3.0 |
| 118 | NEW CALEDONIA | -1.2 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 0.2 | -2.3 | -3.1 |
| 119 | GEORGIA | 1.2 | -0.7 | 3.0 | -3.5 | -3.1 | -3.2 |
| 120 | TANZANIA | -1.2 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -2.6 | -3.3 |
| 121 | PHILIPPINES | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -3.4 |
| 122 | JAMAICA | -0.4 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -2.3 | -3.4 |
| 123 | INDONESIA | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -3.6 |
| 124 | SUDAN | -1.7 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -3.6 |
| 125 | BELIZE | -1.7 | -1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -3.8 |
| 126 | LEBANON | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -1.9 | -4.0 |
| 127 | SOUTH AFRICA | -1.6 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -2.6 | -4.1 |
| 128 | SWITZERLAND | 0.6 | -1.5 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | -4.1 |
| 129 | GAMBIA | -2.0 | -0.7 | -3.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -4.1 |
| 130 | PERU | -1.3 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -3.2 | -4.1 |
| 131 | COSTA RICA | -2.1 | -1.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 | -3.1 | -4.3 |
| 132 | NIGERIA | -0.9 | -0.6 | -3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -4.3 |
| 133 | PORTUGAL | -0.5 | -0.9 | 3.3 | -3.5 | -2.7 | -4.3 |
| 134 | IRAN | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -4.5 |
| 135 | GUATEMALA | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -4.5 |
| 136 | NORWAY | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -3.6 | -4.4 | -4.5 |
| 137 | SURINAME | -2.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -4.7 |
| 138 | PAKISTAN | -0.6 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -4.9 |
| 139 | ISRAEL | -0.2 | -1.8 | 2.4 | -3.0 | -2.3 | -4.9 |
| 140 | ARGENTINA | 0.4 | -1.7 | 3.0 | -3.5 | -3.2 | -5.0 |
| 141 | VIETNAM | -0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -2.3 | -3.6 | -5.1 |
| 142 | BRUNEI | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -5.1 |
| 143 | RUSSIA | -0.3 | -1.1 | 2.4 | -3.1 | -3.0 | -5.1 |
| 144 | GREAT BRITAIN | 0.2 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -3.8 | 0.0 | -5.2 |
| 145 | TURKEY | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -3.8 | -4.8 | -5.3 |
| 146 | BRAZIL | -1.9 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -5.3 |
| 147 | MOROCCO | 0.2 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -5.4 |
| 148 | BAHRAIN | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -3.9 | -0.6 | -5.5 |
| 149 | CUBA | -1.1 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -5.8 |
| 150 | KUWAIT | 0.3 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -3.2 | 0.1 | -5.9 |
| 151 | QATAR | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -4.3 | -0.3 | -6.0 |
| 152 | FRANCE | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -4.1 | -2.0 | -6.3 |
| 153 | MEXICO | -1.0 | -0.9 | 3.5 | -1.9 | -6.0 | -6.3 |
| 154 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.8 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -2.9 | -6.6 |
| 155 | COLOMBIA | -1.8 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -6.8 |
| 156 | VENEZUELA | -2.4 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -7.3 |
| 157 | ECUADOR | -1.8 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -2.9 | -7.4 |
| 158 | OMAN | -0.3 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -2.7 | -1.3 | -7.4 |
| 159 | TAIWAN | -0.8 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -3.2 | -3.5 | -7.5 |
| 160 | SAUDI ARABIA | 1.5 | 0.3 | -3.8 | -4.6 | -1.0 | -7.6 |
| 161 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -6.2 | -0.7 | -7.7 |
| 162 | SINGAPORE | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -3.0 | -1.4 | -8.0 |
| 163 | NEW ZEALAND | 1.0 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -3.5 | -4.6 | -8.1 |
| 164 | CHINA | -1.0 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -3.2 | -4.5 | -8.2 |
| 165 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -1.8 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -8.2 |
| 166 | ITALY | -0.6 | -1.2 | 1.5 | -4.2 | -3.7 | -8.2 |
| 167 | MYANMAR | -0.8 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -8.3 |
| 168 | AUSTRALIA | 0.6 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -4.1 | -3.4 | -9.1 |
| 169 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.2 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -3.5 | -3.3 | -9.1 |
| 170 | THAILAND | -1.0 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -4.7 | -1.8 | -9.3 |
| 171 | ANGOLA | -1.3 | -0.4 | -7.2 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -9.9 |
| 172 | CANADA | 0.2 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -4.2 | -3.6 | -10.5 |
| 173 | MALAYSIA | -0.8 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -4.0 | -3.1 | -10.7 |
| 174 | JAPAN | -1.4 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -4.2 | -4.3 | -11.8 |
| 175 | SPAIN | -0.5 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -5.2 | -3.5 | -12.3 |
| 176 | CHILE | -1.2 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -5.9 | -5.0 | -15.2 |