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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | FRENCH GUIANA | 3.2 | 3.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 9.6 |
| 2 | CENT AFR REP | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
| 3 | GABON | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| 4 | REP CONGO | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 6.8 |
| 5 | BAHAMAS | 3.5 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 6.7 |
| 6 | TOGO | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| 7 | DEM REP CONGO | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.0 |
| 8 | IVORY COAST | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 9 | HAITI | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 5.6 |
| 10 | GUINEA BISSAU | 3.1 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 11 | SENEGAL | 2.5 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 12 | GUYANA | 2.8 | 1.3 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| 13 | GUINEA | 2.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| 14 | JAMAICA | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 15 | CAMEROON | 2.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| 16 | NEW CALEDONIA | 2.2 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 17 | BENIN | 2.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 18 | MADAGASCAR | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 3.9 |
| 19 | BURUNDI | 2.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 20 | REUNION | 1.6 | 2.5 | -2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 21 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 2.8 | -0.3 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 22 | BURKINA FASO | 3.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 23 | GUATEMALA | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 3.3 |
| 24 | RWANDA | 3.3 | -0.1 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| 25 | MALI | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| 26 | SURINAME | 1.5 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 27 | LIBERIA | 2.7 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 28 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 2.7 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 29 | EL SALVADOR | 0.5 | -0.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| 30 | MAURITANIA | 3.5 | -0.2 | -0.0 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 31 | HONDURAS | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 32 | ESWATINI | 3.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 3.0 |
| 33 | LESOTHO | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 3.0 |
| 34 | DJIBOUTI | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 3.0 |
| 35 | UGANDA | 2.9 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 36 | GHANA | 2.5 | -2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| 37 | NAMIBIA | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 2.7 |
| 38 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 39 | NIGERIA | 2.5 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 40 | GAMBIA | 2.9 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 41 | NIGER | 2.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.3 |
| 42 | PARAGUAY | -0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 43 | BELIZE | 1.7 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 44 | ZAMBIA | 3.0 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 45 | MOZAMBIQUE | 3.2 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| 46 | NICARAGUA | 0.5 | -0.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 47 | BRUNEI | 0.3 | -1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 48 | SIERRA LEONE | 3.6 | -2.0 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 49 | MAURITIUS | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 50 | SOUTH SUDAN | 3.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 51 | MALAWI | 3.0 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| 52 | SAMOA | 1.9 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| 53 | BANGLADESH | 0.8 | -2.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
| 54 | PANAMA | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 55 | CAMBODIA | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 56 | TANZANIA | 2.9 | -2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| 57 | SUDAN | 3.6 | -1.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| 58 | LEBANON | 0.8 | -0.7 | 2.0 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.6 |
| 59 | ETHIOPIA | 2.6 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -2.7 | 0.5 |
| 60 | PUERTO RICO | 0.3 | 0.5 | -2.6 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 61 | FIJI | 1.4 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 62 | MONTENEGRO | 0.4 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 63 | ANGOLA | 2.4 | -1.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 64 | BOTSWANA | 2.0 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 0.2 |
| 65 | CHAD | 2.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| 66 | VENEZUELA | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 67 | VANUATU | 0.9 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| 68 | BHUTAN | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 69 | BRAZIL | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -1.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 70 | ECUADOR | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 71 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.0 |
| 72 | SOMALIA | 2.7 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -0.0 |
| 73 | NEPAL | 1.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| 74 | CAPE VERDE | 3.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -0.1 |
| 75 | EAST TIMOR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
| 76 | PHILIPPINES | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.4 |
| 77 | BOLIVIA | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| 78 | SRI LANKA | 1.0 | -1.3 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| 79 | LAOS | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 80 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.5 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| 81 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.5 | -1.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
| 82 | CUBA | 0.7 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| 83 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -1.0 |
| 84 | ALGERIA | -0.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.1 |
| 85 | LATVIA | -0.5 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| 86 | LIBYA | 0.4 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| 87 | CROATIA | 0.9 | -2.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| 88 | ZIMBABWE | 3.1 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -1.3 |
| 89 | COSTA RICA | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| 90 | BOSNIA | 1.0 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| 91 | COLOMBIA | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| 92 | MOLDOVA | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -1.9 |
| 93 | KENYA | 2.7 | -2.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -2.1 | -2.0 |
| 94 | ERITREA | 2.3 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -2.6 | -2.0 |
| 95 | MOROCCO | -0.4 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -2.3 |
| 96 | TUNISIA | 0.0 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -2.4 |
| 97 | URUGUAY | 0.4 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -2.0 | 2.9 | -2.5 |
| 98 | EGYPT | 0.1 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| 99 | QATAR | -1.1 | -1.9 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -2.6 |
| 100 | PALESTINE | 0.3 | -2.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.7 |
| 101 | SLOVENIA | -0.5 | -1.6 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.8 |
| 102 | MYANMAR | 1.1 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -2.8 |
| 103 | IRAQ | 0.1 | -1.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -2.8 |
| 104 | KUWAIT | -0.2 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -2.8 |
| 105 | INDONESIA | 0.2 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -2.8 |
| 106 | YEMEN | 1.0 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -2.2 | -2.9 |
| 107 | LITHUANIA | -0.6 | -1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -2.9 |
| 108 | THAILAND | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -3.1 |
| 109 | PERU | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -3.2 |
| 110 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -0.2 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -2.0 | -3.3 |
| 111 | JORDAN | 0.5 | -2.1 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -3.3 |
| 112 | CZECHIA | -0.3 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -3.5 |
| 113 | MALAYSIA | 0.2 | -2.1 | -0.0 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -3.6 |
| 114 | SINGAPORE | -1.7 | -2.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | 2.5 | -3.7 |
| 115 | SYRIA | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -2.1 | -3.8 |
| 116 | SERBIA | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -3.8 |
| 117 | GREENLAND | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -4.3 | -3.8 |
| 118 | BAHRAIN | 0.0 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -3.9 |
| 119 | VIETNAM | 0.5 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.2 | -3.9 |
| 120 | ALBANIA | -0.6 | -3.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -4.0 |
| 121 | FRANCE | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -4.1 |
| 122 | HUNGARY | -0.1 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -4.2 |
| 123 | BELGIUM | -0.4 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -4.3 |
| 124 | UKRAINE | -0.1 | -2.8 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -4.4 |
| 125 | SAUDI ARABIA | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.3 | -1.2 | -4.4 |
| 126 | ISRAEL | -0.9 | -3.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -4.6 |
| 127 | INDIA | 0.4 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -4.6 |
| 128 | AFGHANISTAN | -0.7 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -3.6 | -4.7 |
| 129 | PAKISTAN | 0.3 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -4.9 |
| 130 | CYPRUS | -1.4 | -2.2 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -5.0 |
| 131 | ROMANIA | 0.7 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -3.0 | -5.0 |
| 132 | GREECE | 0.8 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -2.7 | -5.1 |
| 133 | GEORGIA | 0.9 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -5.2 |
| 134 | OMAN | -1.2 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -5.3 |
| 135 | SLOVAKIA | -0.3 | -3.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.5 | -5.3 |
| 136 | IRAN | -0.4 | -1.2 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -2.8 | -5.7 |
| 137 | TAJIKISTAN | 0.7 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -4.6 | -5.8 |
| 138 | FINLAND | -1.4 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -5.8 |
| 139 | JAPAN | 0.0 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -6.0 |
| 140 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.7 | -3.9 | 1.5 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -6.1 |
| 141 | ESTONIA | -0.6 | -3.0 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -6.1 |
| 142 | ARMENIA | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -3.7 | -6.3 |
| 143 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -0.9 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -6.5 |
| 144 | KYRGYZSTAN | 0.9 | -2.0 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -4.7 | -6.5 |
| 145 | NETHERLANDS | -2.2 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -6.6 |
| 146 | PORTUGAL | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -6.6 |
| 147 | BELARUS | -0.5 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -6.7 |
| 148 | POLAND | -0.2 | -2.2 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -2.0 | -6.7 |
| 149 | IRELAND | -2.2 | -2.3 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -7.0 |
| 150 | ARGENTINA | 0.1 | -1.7 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -3.1 | -7.0 |
| 151 | AZERBAIJAN | 0.2 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -3.7 | -7.0 |
| 152 | NORTH KOREA | -0.2 | -2.3 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -7.0 |
| 153 | MEXICO | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -4.8 | -7.1 |
| 154 | BULGARIA | -0.4 | -3.2 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -7.1 |
| 155 | ICELAND | -2.6 | -2.3 | -2.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -7.2 |
| 156 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.6 | -2.7 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -3.7 | -7.3 |
| 157 | TAIWAN | -1.1 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -7.7 |
| 158 | ITALY | -0.1 | -2.6 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -7.7 |
| 159 | SWEDEN | -2.5 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -0.7 | -8.1 |
| 160 | GREAT BRITAIN | -0.8 | -4.1 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -8.1 |
| 161 | TURKEY | 0.2 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -4.6 | -8.2 |
| 162 | CHILE | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -3.7 | -8.3 |
| 163 | MONGOLIA | 0.3 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -4.7 | -8.6 |
| 164 | DENMARK | -2.8 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -8.9 |
| 165 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.4 | -3.3 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -3.9 | -9.1 |
| 166 | SPAIN | -0.3 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -3.1 | -9.1 |
| 167 | RUSSIA | -0.9 | -2.8 | 0.8 | -2.3 | -4.1 | -9.3 |
| 168 | LUXEMBOURG | -2.4 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -9.4 |
| 169 | AUSTRIA | -1.6 | -2.7 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -9.7 |
| 170 | GERMANY | -2.2 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -10.0 |
| 171 | NORWAY | -2.7 | -1.3 | -2.0 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -10.0 |
| 172 | SWITZERLAND | -3.2 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -10.8 |
| 173 | NEW ZEALAND | -2.1 | -3.2 | -1.8 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -10.8 |
| 174 | CHINA | -0.8 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -5.2 | -12.1 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -2.8 | -3.2 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -3.2 | -13.0 |
| 176 | CANADA | -2.0 | -3.7 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -4.5 | -15.3 |