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Country – US State Comparisons
Full List of Countries compared to Maine vs. United States
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | LITHUANIA | 2.2 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 14.0 |
| 2 | LATVIA | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 13.4 |
| 3 | ESTONIA | 1.9 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 10.0 |
| 4 | MOLDOVA | 1.1 | -0.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 5 | FINLAND | 2.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 8.2 |
| 6 | SLOVENIA | 1.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 7 | BELGIUM | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 8 | BOSNIA | 2.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
| 9 | SWEDEN | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 |
| 10 | FRENCH GUIANA | -1.9 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.5 |
| 11 | SLOVAKIA | 1.8 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 6.2 |
| 12 | MONTENEGRO | 0.6 | -0.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 13 | GERMANY | 2.5 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| 14 | LUXEMBOURG | -0.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 15 | IRELAND | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 16 | CROATIA | 2.2 | -1.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 17 | CZECHIA | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| 18 | POLAND | 1.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 19 | ICELAND | -0.4 | 0.2 | 6.0 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 4.6 |
| 20 | FRANCE | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -1.0 | -1.2 | 4.5 |
| 21 | ALBANIA | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 4.5 |
| 22 | SERBIA | 2.1 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 4.2 |
| 23 | ROMANIA | 1.7 | -1.0 | 3.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 24 | DENMARK | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 25 | GREAT BRITAIN | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 26 | UKRAINE | 1.6 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 27 | HUNGARY | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 28 | AUSTRIA | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 3.2 |
| 29 | NETHERLANDS | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -2.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 30 | BELARUS | 1.5 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -1.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| 31 | GREENLAND | -1.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | -0.9 | 2.7 |
| 32 | BENIN | -1.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| 33 | PORTUGAL | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -0.3 | -2.5 | 1.8 |
| 34 | REUNION | -2.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| 35 | NEW CALEDONIA | -0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
| 36 | CENT AFR REP | -1.5 | -0.4 | -3.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| 37 | REP CONGO | -2.5 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| 38 | NORWAY | -0.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -2.3 | -1.4 | 0.7 |
| 39 | SPAIN | 1.5 | 0.2 | 5.2 | -2.6 | -3.6 | 0.7 |
| 40 | VANUATU | -1.3 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 3.8 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| 41 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
| 42 | BULGARIA | 1.9 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| 43 | MOZAMBIQUE | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
| 44 | URUGUAY | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 45 | GUINEA BISSAU | -1.8 | -0.2 | -2.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| 46 | HONDURAS | -2.5 | -1.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -1.2 | -0.0 |
| 47 | BOLIVIA | -1.9 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -0.0 |
| 48 | PARAGUAY | -2.3 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
| 49 | PUERTO RICO | 1.6 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| 50 | GABON | -2.3 | -0.5 | -2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| 51 | TOGO | -2.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 3.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| 52 | SWITZERLAND | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
| 53 | BURUNDI | -1.6 | -0.4 | -1.5 | 3.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 |
| 54 | CYPRUS | 0.5 | -1.0 | 2.7 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -0.8 |
| 55 | LIBERIA | -2.0 | -1.1 | -2.6 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| 56 | ZAMBIA | -2.3 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| 57 | ECUADOR | -2.4 | -1.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
| 58 | ALGERIA | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 59 | COLOMBIA | -2.3 | -0.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.3 |
| 60 | DEM REP CONGO | -2.3 | -0.5 | -2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| 61 | NICARAGUA | -2.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| 62 | NEPAL | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -2.4 | -1.4 |
| 63 | TURKMENISTAN | -1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -1.5 |
| 64 | GUYANA | -1.9 | -0.5 | -2.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -1.5 |
| 65 | RWANDA | -1.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 | 3.4 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| 66 | GHANA | -2.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 2.2 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| 67 | CANADA | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | -4.2 | -2.0 | -1.7 |
| 68 | FIJI | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.2 | 2.6 | -1.4 | -1.8 |
| 69 | CAMBODIA | -1.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | 2.8 | -1.4 | -1.8 |
| 70 | HAITI | -1.7 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 3.1 | -1.9 | -1.8 |
| 71 | ANGOLA | -2.1 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -1.9 |
| 72 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | -1.2 | -0.9 | -3.6 | 4.5 | -0.8 | -2.0 |
| 73 | UGANDA | -1.6 | -0.3 | -3.0 | 3.7 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
| 74 | GUINEA | -2.4 | 0.1 | -3.7 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -2.2 |
| 75 | SAMOA | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.9 | 3.9 | -2.3 | -2.4 |
| 76 | NIGER | -1.9 | -0.5 | -1.9 | 3.5 | -1.6 | -2.4 |
| 77 | MONGOLIA | -1.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | -3.2 | -2.5 |
| 78 | NAMIBIA | -2.3 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | -1.9 | -2.5 |
| 79 | MADAGASCAR | -1.4 | -1.5 | -0.2 | 3.6 | -3.0 | -2.5 |
| 80 | BANGLADESH | -1.4 | -1.4 | -2.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -2.6 |
| 81 | BOTSWANA | -2.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -2.1 | -2.8 |
| 82 | SENEGAL | -2.8 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -2.8 |
| 83 | SURINAME | -2.5 | -2.0 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -2.8 |
| 84 | GEORGIA | 1.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -2.8 |
| 85 | CAMEROON | -2.2 | -0.6 | -4.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | -2.9 |
| 86 | SOUTH AFRICA | -2.2 | -1.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | -4.3 | -2.9 |
| 87 | ARMENIA | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -2.8 | -3.0 |
| 88 | CUBA | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -3.1 |
| 89 | BHUTAN | -2.2 | -0.6 | -1.6 | 2.8 | -1.5 | -3.1 |
| 90 | ISRAEL | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -3.1 |
| 91 | BAHAMAS | -1.8 | -1.4 | -3.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | -3.1 |
| 92 | GREECE | 2.3 | -1.1 | 1.5 | -2.1 | -3.8 | -3.2 |
| 93 | TAJIKISTAN | 0.1 | -0.8 | -1.1 | 1.8 | -3.3 | -3.3 |
| 94 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -1.4 | -1.4 | -3.1 | 4.2 | -1.6 | -3.3 |
| 95 | DJIBOUTI | -2.6 | -0.8 | -0.0 | 2.1 | -2.0 | -3.3 |
| 96 | COSTA RICA | -2.7 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -3.3 |
| 97 | EAST TIMOR | -1.5 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 3.6 | -3.5 | -3.4 |
| 98 | MAURITIUS | -2.9 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -1.2 | -3.6 |
| 99 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -2.4 | -0.6 | -4.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -3.6 |
| 100 | BURKINA FASO | -1.9 | -0.1 | -4.4 | 4.0 | -1.3 | -3.7 |
| 101 | IVORY COAST | -2.1 | -0.2 | -2.9 | 2.3 | -0.8 | -3.7 |
| 102 | ETHIOPIA | -2.1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 3.5 | -3.7 | -3.9 |
| 103 | VENEZUELA | -2.8 | -0.9 | 3.7 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -3.9 |
| 104 | SIERRA LEONE | -1.9 | -0.6 | -4.1 | 3.5 | -1.0 | -4.1 |
| 105 | BELIZE | -3.4 | -1.6 | -2.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -4.5 |
| 106 | MALI | -2.1 | -0.8 | -3.5 | 3.2 | -1.3 | -4.5 |
| 107 | TANZANIA | -1.6 | -0.3 | -3.7 | 2.8 | -1.7 | -4.5 |
| 108 | LAOS | -1.2 | -1.0 | -1.8 | 1.6 | -2.1 | -4.5 |
| 109 | PALESTINE | 0.4 | -0.8 | -4.9 | 1.7 | -0.9 | -4.5 |
| 110 | AUSTRALIA | -0.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -2.9 | -5.3 | -4.6 |
| 111 | ITALY | 1.7 | -1.6 | 1.3 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -4.7 |
| 112 | SOUTH SUDAN | -1.4 | -0.7 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -4.9 |
| 113 | MALAWI | -1.9 | -0.3 | -3.4 | 2.6 | -1.9 | -4.9 |
| 114 | NEW ZEALAND | -1.4 | -0.8 | 4.0 | -2.1 | -4.6 | -4.9 |
| 115 | PERU | -2.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -5.0 |
| 116 | BRAZIL | -2.4 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -5.1 |
| 117 | NORTH KOREA | -1.7 | 0.2 | -4.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -5.3 |
| 118 | KYRGYZSTAN | -0.8 | -0.4 | -2.4 | 1.5 | -3.2 | -5.3 |
| 119 | RUSSIA | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.3 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -5.3 |
| 120 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -1.7 | -1.7 | -3.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -5.4 |
| 121 | KENYA | -2.0 | -1.3 | -2.4 | 3.5 | -3.2 | -5.4 |
| 122 | CAPE VERDE | -2.3 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -3.3 | -5.5 |
| 123 | TUNISIA | 0.4 | -1.8 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -3.1 | -5.5 |
| 124 | SRI LANKA | -1.6 | -1.0 | -3.1 | 2.2 | -2.1 | -5.6 |
| 125 | LESOTHO | -1.6 | -1.0 | -3.7 | 4.0 | -3.3 | -5.6 |
| 126 | GAMBIA | -2.6 | -0.9 | -4.5 | 2.7 | -0.3 | -5.6 |
| 127 | NIGERIA | -2.0 | -0.7 | -3.5 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -5.6 |
| 128 | LIBYA | 0.2 | -1.2 | -4.0 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -5.7 |
| 129 | PHILIPPINES | -1.8 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -3.6 | -5.7 |
| 130 | AFGHANISTAN | -0.7 | -1.5 | -2.6 | 2.4 | -3.4 | -5.8 |
| 131 | MAURITANIA | -1.9 | -0.3 | -4.6 | 1.4 | -0.6 | -6.0 |
| 132 | BRUNEI | -1.9 | -0.2 | -3.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -6.1 |
| 133 | ERITREA | -2.2 | -0.7 | -2.2 | 2.0 | -3.3 | -6.4 |
| 134 | SOMALIA | -2.8 | -1.1 | -3.7 | 3.8 | -2.7 | -6.5 |
| 135 | AZERBAIJAN | 1.2 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -3.6 | -6.5 |
| 136 | ZIMBABWE | -1.8 | -0.1 | -3.9 | 2.0 | -2.8 | -6.6 |
| 137 | GUATEMALA | -1.5 | -0.5 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -3.8 | -6.7 |
| 138 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1.5 | 0.4 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -2.1 | -6.7 |
| 139 | SUDAN | -1.9 | -0.7 | -4.4 | 2.2 | -2.0 | -6.8 |
| 140 | EGYPT | -0.1 | -0.8 | -5.3 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -6.8 |
| 141 | CHAD | -2.8 | -0.3 | -3.6 | 2.2 | -2.4 | -6.9 |
| 142 | ESWATINI | -1.8 | -0.9 | -4.7 | 3.4 | -2.9 | -6.9 |
| 143 | EL SALVADOR | -1.9 | -0.8 | -2.2 | 1.6 | -3.7 | -7.0 |
| 144 | JAPAN | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.1 | -3.1 | -2.6 | -7.1 |
| 145 | YEMEN | -1.1 | -1.4 | -4.3 | 2.5 | -2.9 | -7.2 |
| 146 | JAMAICA | -2.1 | -2.0 | -3.7 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -7.3 |
| 147 | UZBEKISTAN | -1.2 | -0.4 | -2.9 | 0.7 | -3.5 | -7.3 |
| 148 | VIETNAM | -1.7 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -4.0 | -7.3 |
| 149 | ARGENTINA | -0.9 | -1.6 | 1.7 | -1.9 | -4.6 | -7.3 |
| 150 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -2.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -7.4 |
| 151 | JORDAN | 0.2 | -1.0 | -5.0 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -7.7 |
| 152 | MYANMAR | -1.3 | -1.0 | -4.5 | 1.6 | -2.6 | -7.8 |
| 153 | LEBANON | 1.0 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -1.2 | -3.3 | -7.9 |
| 154 | SYRIA | 0.4 | -1.2 | -4.5 | 0.5 | -3.1 | -7.9 |
| 155 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -4.2 | -2.2 | -8.0 |
| 156 | MOROCCO | -0.2 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -3.8 | -8.1 |
| 157 | IRAQ | 0.2 | -1.5 | -5.3 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -8.5 |
| 158 | TAIWAN | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -3.8 | -3.2 | -8.5 |
| 159 | SAUDI ARABIA | -0.5 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -2.8 | -1.7 | -8.9 |
| 160 | PANAMA | -3.1 | -1.1 | -2.9 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -9.0 |
| 161 | INDIA | -1.8 | -0.4 | -5.1 | 1.6 | -3.4 | -9.1 |
| 162 | CHILE | -2.4 | -1.2 | 1.8 | -3.6 | -3.7 | -9.1 |
| 163 | KUWAIT | -1.0 | -1.2 | -3.8 | -2.5 | -0.7 | -9.2 |
| 164 | MEXICO | -2.2 | -1.2 | 2.6 | -1.4 | -7.3 | -9.5 |
| 165 | PAKISTAN | -1.7 | -1.2 | -4.1 | 1.2 | -3.8 | -9.6 |
| 166 | IRAN | 0.2 | -0.6 | -4.0 | -1.8 | -3.4 | -9.6 |
| 167 | INDONESIA | -2.2 | -0.8 | -4.8 | 1.0 | -3.0 | -9.8 |
| 168 | THAILAND | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -2.7 | -10.1 |
| 169 | SINGAPORE | -2.2 | -0.4 | -3.9 | -3.6 | 0.0 | -10.1 |
| 170 | TURKEY | 0.2 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -5.2 | -10.3 |
| 171 | OMAN | -1.6 | -1.4 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -2.3 | -10.6 |
| 172 | BAHRAIN | -1.5 | -1.8 | -3.4 | -3.9 | -1.2 | -11.8 |
| 173 | MALAYSIA | -1.6 | -1.0 | -3.6 | -3.6 | -2.7 | -12.5 |
| 174 | CHINA | -2.2 | 0.5 | -2.9 | -2.1 | -5.8 | -12.5 |
| 175 | QATAR | -2.0 | -1.2 | -3.9 | -4.8 | -1.0 | -12.9 |
| 176 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -1.3 | -0.6 | -4.4 | -5.2 | -1.8 | -13.3 |