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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | BOSNIA | 3.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 9.4 |
| 2 | CENT AFR REP | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 9.3 |
| 3 | SERBIA | 2.7 | -2.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.9 |
| 4 | MOLDOVA | 1.9 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 |
| 5 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 1.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| 6 | MONTENEGRO | 2.8 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 7 | LIBERIA | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| 8 | BURKINA FASO | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 9 | VANUATU | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | -0.8 | 5.4 |
| 10 | TOGO | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 11 | LESOTHO | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 12 | ESWATINI | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 13 | ZAMBIA | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 14 | ZIMBABWE | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 15 | BHUTAN | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| 16 | GUINEA | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 17 | NEPAL | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 18 | BAHAMAS | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 19 | BRUNEI | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 20 | GAMBIA | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 21 | UGANDA | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 22 | SIERRA LEONE | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 23 | BOTSWANA | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| 24 | REP CONGO | -0.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| 25 | GABON | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| 26 | NIGER | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 27 | SAMOA | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 4.4 |
| 28 | GUYANA | 1.2 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 29 | MALI | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 30 | DEM REP CONGO | -0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 31 | BURUNDI | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| 32 | FRENCH GUIANA | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| 33 | FIJI | 2.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| 34 | SENEGAL | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 35 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 36 | NEW CALEDONIA | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| 37 | GHANA | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 38 | HAITI | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 3.9 |
| 39 | BENIN | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 40 | LITHUANIA | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 41 | NAMIBIA | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | -1.2 | 3.8 |
| 42 | DJIBOUTI | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 3.7 |
| 43 | RWANDA | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 44 | LAOS | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| 45 | MOZAMBIQUE | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| 46 | BANGLADESH | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| 47 | MALAWI | 1.1 | 1.1 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 48 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | -0.8 | 3.3 |
| 49 | TAJIKISTAN | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -1.4 | 3.3 |
| 50 | ETHIOPIA | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 3.3 |
| 51 | CROATIA | 2.3 | -2.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| 52 | SRI LANKA | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| 53 | CAMBODIA | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 54 | CAMEROON | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 55 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 3.0 |
| 56 | MAURITANIA | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 57 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 3.0 |
| 58 | BELARUS | 2.0 | -1.5 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| 59 | JAMAICA | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 60 | CZECHIA | 1.9 | -2.8 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| 61 | SOUTH SUDAN | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| 62 | AFGHANISTAN | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 2.7 |
| 63 | ERITREA | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 2.7 |
| 64 | LATVIA | 1.7 | -2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 65 | IVORY COAST | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 66 | NIGERIA | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 67 | SLOVAKIA | 1.6 | -3.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 68 | GUATEMALA | -0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 2.3 |
| 69 | SUDAN | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 2.3 |
| 70 | PARAGUAY | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 71 | PALESTINE | 2.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 2.3 |
| 72 | ALGERIA | 1.9 | -0.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 2.3 |
| 73 | YEMEN | 2.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.7 | 2.2 |
| 74 | REUNION | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| 75 | SOMALIA | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 2.1 |
| 76 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 77 | MADAGASCAR | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1 | -1.5 | 1.9 |
| 78 | CHAD | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 79 | SURINAME | 0.1 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 80 | ROMANIA | 3.0 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| 81 | TANZANIA | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 1.8 |
| 82 | IRAQ | 2.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| 83 | EL SALVADOR | -0.5 | -0.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| 84 | ANGOLA | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 1.6 |
| 85 | ALBANIA | 1.3 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| 86 | BOLIVIA | -1.1 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 87 | PUERTO RICO | 2.0 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 88 | HONDURAS | -0.8 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| 89 | EAST TIMOR | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 1.4 |
| 90 | LEBANON | 2.3 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 1.3 |
| 91 | GREENLAND | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -2.7 | 1.3 |
| 92 | SLOVENIA | 1.9 | -2.6 | -2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 93 | PHILIPPINES | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 1.3 |
| 94 | HUNGARY | 1.5 | -2.6 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| 95 | NORTH KOREA | 0.0 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 96 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 97 | UKRAINE | 2.4 | -2.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 98 | CUBA | 1.0 | -1.8 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 99 | JORDAN | 2.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
| 100 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 0.1 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| 101 | MYANMAR | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| 102 | LIBYA | 2.5 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| 103 | ARMENIA | 1.9 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -1.2 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| 104 | SYRIA | 2.2 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.8 |
| 105 | KENYA | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 0.7 |
| 106 | MAURITIUS | -0.5 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 107 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 0.6 |
| 108 | EGYPT | 2.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 | 0.6 |
| 109 | TUNISIA | 2.3 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 0.4 |
| 110 | GREAT BRITAIN | 2.2 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| 111 | NICARAGUA | -0.4 | -1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| 112 | MONGOLIA | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 |
| 113 | MOROCCO | 1.9 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -2.7 | -0.3 |
| 114 | INDONESIA | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -0.4 |
| 115 | BELIZE | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| 116 | SAUDI ARABIA | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -0.5 |
| 117 | POLAND | 1.7 | -2.7 | -2.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 118 | ESTONIA | 1.9 | -2.7 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| 119 | INDIA | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -0.6 |
| 120 | PAKISTAN | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
| 121 | SOUTH AFRICA | 1.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -2.4 | -0.7 |
| 122 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.9 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| 123 | IRAN | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -1.1 |
| 124 | BULGARIA | 2.1 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 1.8 | -1.1 |
| 125 | BELGIUM | 0.6 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -1.3 | 3.6 | -1.3 |
| 126 | IRELAND | -0.1 | -2.2 | -1.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -1.4 |
| 127 | DENMARK | 0.6 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.9 | 2.2 | -1.4 |
| 128 | KUWAIT | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| 129 | CAPE VERDE | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -1.4 |
| 130 | AZERBAIJAN | 2.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| 131 | ECUADOR | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -1.6 |
| 132 | GEORGIA | 2.3 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 133 | VIETNAM | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -1.8 |
| 134 | PERU | -0.8 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -2.0 |
| 135 | VENEZUELA | -0.7 | -0.6 | 2.3 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -2.1 |
| 136 | COLOMBIA | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -2.1 |
| 137 | LUXEMBOURG | -0.9 | -3.5 | -3.0 | 1 | 4.3 | -2.1 |
| 138 | CYPRUS | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -2.1 |
| 139 | PANAMA | -0.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.6 | -2.2 |
| 140 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -2.4 |
| 141 | GREECE | 3.5 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -2.2 | -2.6 |
| 142 | FRANCE | 1.2 | -2.6 | -0.6 | -1.6 | 1.0 | -2.6 |
| 143 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -4.0 | -0.5 | -2.7 |
| 144 | ICELAND | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -2.8 |
| 145 | OMAN | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -2.8 |
| 146 | COSTA RICA | -0.8 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.7 | -2.9 |
| 147 | BAHRAIN | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -2.9 |
| 148 | URUGUAY | 1.3 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -3.0 |
| 149 | MALAYSIA | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| 150 | FINLAND | 2.2 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -3.5 |
| 151 | THAILAND | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -3.6 |
| 152 | GERMANY | -0.4 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -0.6 | 2.2 | -3.7 |
| 153 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.2 | -2.6 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -3.7 |
| 154 | TURKEY | 2.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -4.0 | -3.8 |
| 155 | ISRAEL | 1.0 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -3.8 |
| 156 | QATAR | -1.0 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -3.8 |
| 157 | BRAZIL | -0.5 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -4.1 |
| 158 | NORWAY | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -2.3 | -1.4 | -4.7 |
| 159 | SWEDEN | 0.6 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -5.1 |
| 160 | AUSTRIA | 0.2 | -3.4 | -3.6 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -5.2 |
| 161 | NETHERLANDS | -0.6 | -2.6 | -2.9 | -1.9 | 2.7 | -5.3 |
| 162 | SWITZERLAND | -0.8 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -5.3 |
| 163 | CHINA | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -3.8 | -5.6 |
| 164 | SINGAPORE | -1.8 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -5.6 |
| 165 | TAIWAN | -0.3 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -5.7 |
| 166 | PORTUGAL | 1.3 | -2.3 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -6.0 |
| 167 | RUSSIA | 1.2 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -4.0 | -6.2 |
| 168 | SPAIN | 1.7 | -3.0 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -6.2 |
| 169 | ITALY | 1.7 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -2.0 | -2.5 | -6.4 |
| 170 | JAPAN | 0.2 | -2.4 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -1.8 | -7.1 |
| 171 | NEW ZEALAND | -0.3 | -2.2 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -1.3 | -8.4 |
| 172 | CHILE | -0.6 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -3.1 | -2.7 | -8.5 |
| 173 | ARGENTINA | 1.1 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -9.1 |
| 174 | MEXICO | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -5.0 | -9.6 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -0.8 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2.0 | -3.3 | -9.6 |
| 176 | CANADA | -0.3 | -3.1 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -4.5 | -12.5 |