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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | GREAT BRITAIN | -3.4 | -0.9 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| 2 | FRENCH GUIANA | -1.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 3 | BELGIUM | -3.8 | -1.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| 4 | GERMANY | -3.0 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 5 | DENMARK | -3.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 6 | NETHERLANDS | -3.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 2.9 |
| 7 | BAHAMAS | 1.0 | 2.3 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 8 | CZECHIA | -3.5 | -1.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| 9 | FRANCE | -4.1 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 10 | RWANDA | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 11 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.1 | -1.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 1.4 |
| 12 | BOSNIA | -2.4 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| 13 | SLOVENIA | -4.1 | -0.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| 14 | BURUNDI | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 15 | REP CONGO | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 16 | MOLDOVA | -2.5 | -1.5 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| 17 | TOGO | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| 18 | ROMANIA | -2.1 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 19 | BENIN | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 20 | SOUTH AFRICA | 0.0 | -0.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | -2.9 | 0.7 |
| 21 | LATVIA | -3.3 | -0.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| 22 | LITHUANIA | -3.1 | -1.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| 23 | LIBERIA | 0.8 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 24 | REUNION | -0.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 25 | NAMIBIA | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
| 26 | SWEDEN | -3.1 | -0.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 27 | JAMAICA | 0.5 | 2.3 | -2.0 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 28 | HUNGARY | -3.5 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| 29 | SENEGAL | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 30 | GHANA | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 31 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| 32 | SERBIA | -3.1 | -1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 33 | ICELAND | -2.6 | 0.3 | 4.6 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
| 34 | GABON | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 35 | CENT AFR REP | 1.2 | -0.3 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| 36 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -0.2 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| 37 | DJIBOUTI | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -0.2 |
| 38 | UGANDA | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 39 | SLOVAKIA | -3.6 | -1.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| 40 | LUXEMBOURG | -4.1 | -1.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 41 | MONTENEGRO | -3.0 | -1.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| 42 | IRELAND | -3.4 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 43 | ZAMBIA | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| 44 | NORWAY | -3.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -0.6 |
| 45 | IVORY COAST | 0.1 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| 46 | HAITI | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| 47 | COLOMBIA | -2.5 | -0.1 | 3.4 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -0.8 |
| 48 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| 49 | BOTSWANA | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
| 50 | DEM REP CONGO | -0.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| 51 | ETHIOPIA | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.3 | -1.0 |
| 52 | CROATIA | -3.5 | -1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| 53 | ANGOLA | -0.2 | -1.2 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| 54 | FINLAND | -3.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| 55 | BOLIVIA | -2.6 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.3 |
| 56 | SURINAME | -1.4 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 57 | GUYANA | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.8 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| 58 | BULGARIA | -3.3 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -1.4 |
| 59 | ECUADOR | -2.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.6 |
| 60 | VENEZUELA | -2.4 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.6 |
| 61 | MALAWI | 1.1 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
| 62 | ESTONIA | -2.9 | -1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.8 |
| 63 | BANGLADESH | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| 64 | MALI | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -1.9 |
| 65 | MAURITIUS | -1.5 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 1.4 | -2.0 |
| 66 | GAMBIA | -0.6 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -2.0 |
| 67 | PARAGUAY | -1.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| 68 | MADAGASCAR | 0.0 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -2.6 | -2.1 |
| 69 | NIGERIA | 0.3 | 0.6 | -2.9 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| 70 | SPAIN | -3.8 | -1.6 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -2.2 |
| 71 | POLAND | -3.5 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -2.2 |
| 72 | HONDURAS | -2.6 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 |
| 73 | NEPAL | -1.5 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -2.4 |
| 74 | GREENLAND | -1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.9 | -2.7 | -2.4 |
| 75 | UKRAINE | -3.2 | -1.9 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -2.5 |
| 76 | NEW CALEDONIA | -2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -2.6 |
| 77 | SIERRA LEONE | 0.2 | -0.5 | -3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.7 |
| 78 | CAMBODIA | -1.4 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.7 |
| 79 | NIGER | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -2.7 |
| 80 | BRAZIL | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -2.9 |
| 81 | NICARAGUA | -2.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -2.9 |
| 82 | ALBANIA | -3.4 | -1.3 | 3.4 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -3.0 |
| 83 | FIJI | -1.5 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -3.0 |
| 84 | TURKMENISTAN | -1.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -0.9 | -1.7 | -3.0 |
| 85 | AUSTRIA | -3.6 | -1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 86 | GUINEA | -0.4 | -0.2 | -3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -3.0 |
| 87 | BURKINA FASO | 0.2 | -1.4 | -2.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -3.1 |
| 88 | ERITREA | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -3.1 | -3.1 |
| 89 | BELARUS | -2.8 | -2.1 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -3.1 |
| 90 | PORTUGAL | -3.6 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -3.2 |
| 91 | SINGAPORE | -1.3 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -3.3 |
| 92 | BELIZE | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| 93 | LESOTHO | 0.5 | -1.3 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| 94 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -3.4 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -3.4 |
| 95 | MAURITANIA | -0.1 | 0.2 | -3.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| 96 | TANZANIA | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -3.4 |
| 97 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.4 | -2.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -3.5 |
| 98 | PUERTO RICO | -3.5 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.2 | 2.4 | -3.5 |
| 99 | CYPRUS | -3.6 | -0.8 | 2.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -3.6 |
| 100 | CAPE VERDE | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -3.7 |
| 101 | COSTA RICA | -2.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -3.7 |
| 102 | CUBA | -2.6 | -1.5 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -3.8 |
| 103 | GEORGIA | -2.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -3.8 |
| 104 | ISRAEL | -3.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -4.2 |
| 105 | ZIMBABWE | 1.2 | -0.3 | -3.6 | 0.6 | -2.2 | -4.3 |
| 106 | CAMEROON | -0.2 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -4.4 |
| 107 | URUGUAY | -3.1 | -1.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -4.4 |
| 108 | EL SALVADOR | -2.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -4.4 |
| 109 | GREECE | -3.0 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -2.0 | -4.4 |
| 110 | ARMENIA | -3.0 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -4.5 |
| 111 | CHILE | -3.6 | -1.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -3.8 | -4.5 |
| 112 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -0.9 | -1.0 | -3.1 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -4.6 |
| 113 | ITALY | -3.7 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -4.6 |
| 114 | KENYA | 0.8 | -0.5 | -2.8 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -4.6 |
| 115 | ESWATINI | 0.1 | 0.3 | -3.0 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -4.7 |
| 116 | NEW ZEALAND | -3.0 | -0.5 | 3.7 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -4.7 |
| 117 | SWITZERLAND | -3.1 | -0.8 | -1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -4.8 |
| 118 | AUSTRALIA | -3.6 | 0.0 | 4.1 | -0.9 | -4.4 | -4.8 |
| 119 | PANAMA | -2.6 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 1.4 | -1.3 | -5.0 |
| 120 | VANUATU | -1.6 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.4 | -5.0 |
| 121 | NORTH KOREA | -1.6 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -5.0 |
| 122 | SUDAN | 0.2 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -5.0 |
| 123 | CHAD | -0.5 | 0.3 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -5.1 |
| 124 | PHILIPPINES | -2.3 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -5.1 |
| 125 | BHUTAN | -2.1 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -5.3 |
| 126 | THAILAND | -1.4 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -5.4 |
| 127 | ALGERIA | -3.9 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.5 | -5.4 |
| 128 | PERU | -2.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -5.5 |
| 129 | SOUTH SUDAN | 0.7 | -0.1 | -4.0 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -5.6 |
| 130 | CANADA | -3.1 | -0.5 | 3.6 | -1.8 | -3.8 | -5.7 |
| 131 | LAOS | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -2.3 | -5.7 |
| 132 | MONGOLIA | -2.2 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -3.7 | -5.8 |
| 133 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -1.7 | -0.1 | -1.6 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -5.9 |
| 134 | BAHRAIN | -2.6 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.6 | 0.7 | -6.0 |
| 135 | QATAR | -1.5 | -0.3 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -6.1 |
| 136 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -6.2 |
| 137 | SRI LANKA | -1.6 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -6.2 |
| 138 | GUATEMALA | -2.1 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -6.2 |
| 139 | EAST TIMOR | -2.3 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -2.2 | -6.5 |
| 140 | JAPAN | -1.7 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -6.5 |
| 141 | MEXICO | -2.4 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -0.5 | -5.7 | -6.5 |
| 142 | SOMALIA | -0.8 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -2.5 | -6.7 |
| 143 | SAMOA | -1.9 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -6.8 |
| 144 | BRUNEI | -2.1 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -6.9 |
| 145 | MYANMAR | -1.4 | -0.9 | -3.7 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -7.3 |
| 146 | VIETNAM | -1.4 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -7.3 |
| 147 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -2.6 | 0.1 | -3.5 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -7.4 |
| 148 | TUNISIA | -3.7 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -7.7 |
| 149 | INDIA | -2.0 | -1.3 | -3.9 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -7.9 |
| 150 | MALAYSIA | -1.9 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -7.9 |
| 151 | LEBANON | -3.3 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -8.0 |
| 152 | TAJIKISTAN | -3.0 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -3.0 | -8.0 |
| 153 | UZBEKISTAN | -1.9 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -8.1 |
| 154 | KYRGYZSTAN | -1.5 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -8.2 |
| 155 | TAIWAN | -1.8 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -8.3 |
| 156 | TURKEY | -3.3 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -3.3 | -8.5 |
| 157 | INDONESIA | -2.2 | -1.1 | -3.6 | 0.3 | -2.0 | -8.6 |
| 158 | OMAN | -3.7 | 0.1 | -2.2 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -8.6 |
| 159 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1.4 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -8.7 |
| 160 | ARGENTINA | -3.8 | -1.2 | 1.2 | -1.1 | -3.9 | -8.9 |
| 161 | AZERBAIJAN | -2.8 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -1.4 | -2.0 | -9.2 |
| 162 | MOROCCO | -3.7 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -9.3 |
| 163 | KUWAIT | -2.9 | -0.9 | -3.0 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -9.4 |
| 164 | PAKISTAN | -2.0 | -0.9 | -4.2 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -9.4 |
| 165 | LIBYA | -3.9 | -0.3 | -3.3 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -9.4 |
| 166 | RUSSIA | -2.9 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -9.4 |
| 167 | SAUDI ARABIA | -3.1 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -9.7 |
| 168 | PALESTINE | -3.3 | -1.1 | -5.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -9.7 |
| 169 | JORDAN | -4.0 | -1.1 | -4.5 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -10.0 |
| 170 | CHINA | -2.0 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -4.3 | -10.2 |
| 171 | IRAN | -3.9 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -10.5 |
| 172 | AFGHANISTAN | -3.7 | -1.1 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -2.9 | -10.6 |
| 173 | EGYPT | -3.7 | -1.1 | -4.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -10.8 |
| 174 | SYRIA | -3.8 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -10.8 |
| 175 | YEMEN | -2.9 | -1.1 | -4.4 | -0.3 | -2.3 | -11.0 |
| 176 | IRAQ | -3.5 | -0.7 | -5.2 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -11.3 |