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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | BAHAMAS | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| 2 | FRENCH GUIANA | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| 3 | GUYANA | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.6 |
| 4 | TOGO | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 5 | NAMIBIA | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 7.1 |
| 6 | ZAMBIA | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| 7 | CENT AFR REP | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| 8 | GUINEA BISSAU | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| 9 | JAMAICA | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 10 | UGANDA | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 11 | LIBERIA | 1.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 12 | RWANDA | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 13 | GHANA | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| 14 | MALAWI | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| 15 | BENIN | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 16 | FIJI | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 5.7 |
| 17 | MONTENEGRO | 0.2 | -0.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 18 | BURUNDI | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 19 | HAITI | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| 20 | SENEGAL | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 21 | GABON | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 5.4 |
| 22 | BOSNIA | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 23 | DEM REP CONGO | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 24 | GAMBIA | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 25 | PARAGUAY | -1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 26 | HONDURAS | -1.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| 27 | ETHIOPIA | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | -1.7 | 5.0 |
| 28 | LESOTHO | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| 29 | DJIBOUTI | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 4.9 |
| 30 | CAMBODIA | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 31 | SIERRA LEONE | 1.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| 32 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| 33 | BOTSWANA | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 4.7 |
| 34 | BURKINA FASO | 1.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 35 | MOLDOVA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 36 | SURINAME | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| 37 | BOLIVIA | -1.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| 38 | IVORY COAST | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| 39 | REP CONGO | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| 40 | SOUTH AFRICA | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | -2.0 | 4.3 |
| 41 | MAURITANIA | 1.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 42 | BANGLADESH | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| 43 | GUINEA | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 44 | MALI | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 4.1 |
| 45 | LATVIA | -0.5 | -0.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 46 | BELIZE | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 47 | MADAGASCAR | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -2.2 | 3.9 |
| 48 | TURKMENISTAN | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 3.8 |
| 49 | NEPAL | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 3.6 |
| 50 | ZIMBABWE | 2.0 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 3.6 |
| 51 | NICARAGUA | -0.3 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| 52 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 53 | REUNION | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 54 | VANUATU | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 3.4 |
| 55 | NIGER | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 3.3 |
| 56 | ANGOLA | 0.3 | -0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 3.2 |
| 57 | CAMEROON | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| 58 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.0 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | -0.8 | 3.2 |
| 59 | NIGERIA | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 60 | SERBIA | 0.1 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 61 | ECUADOR | -0.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| 62 | EL SALVADOR | -0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | -1.4 | 3.0 |
| 63 | ESWATINI | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
| 64 | BRAZIL | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 65 | NEW CALEDONIA | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 2.9 |
| 66 | GUATEMALA | -0.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 2.9 |
| 67 | ERITREA | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -2.3 | 2.8 |
| 68 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 69 | CAPE VERDE | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 2.7 |
| 70 | ALGERIA | -0.5 | -0.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| 71 | CYPRUS | -0.9 | -0.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 72 | GREENLAND | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -3.0 | 2.5 |
| 73 | BHUTAN | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 2.5 |
| 74 | SAMOA | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -0.9 | 2.5 |
| 75 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 76 | LAOS | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| 77 | COLOMBIA | -0.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| 78 | SRI LANKA | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| 79 | CROATIA | -0.3 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 80 | KENYA | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 2.2 |
| 81 | MAURITIUS | -0.1 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 82 | CZECHIA | -0.7 | -1.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 83 | BRUNEI | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 84 | SUDAN | 1.4 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 2.0 |
| 85 | SLOVENIA | -1.1 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 86 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 1.8 |
| 87 | CUBA | 0.2 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 88 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 1.6 |
| 89 | PUERTO RICO | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| 90 | GREAT BRITAIN | 0.3 | -1.1 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 91 | PERU | -1.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 1.5 |
| 92 | CHAD | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 1.3 |
| 93 | LITHUANIA | -0.8 | -0.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| 94 | SOMALIA | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 1.3 |
| 95 | SOUTH SUDAN | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| 96 | YEMEN | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 1.3 |
| 97 | TANZANIA | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| 98 | TUNISIA | -0.3 | -0.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 1.1 |
| 99 | VENEZUELA | -0.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 100 | LEBANON | 0.1 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 101 | PANAMA | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| 102 | PALESTINE | -0.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| 103 | SWEDEN | -1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 104 | EAST TIMOR | -1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | -1.9 | 0.7 |
| 105 | FINLAND | -0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 106 | INDIA | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| 107 | JORDAN | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| 108 | THAILAND | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -1.7 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| 109 | ISRAEL | -0.8 | -1.6 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 110 | SLOVAKIA | -0.6 | -2.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| 111 | ALBANIA | -0.7 | -1.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| 112 | HUNGARY | -0.7 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 113 | ROMANIA | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| 114 | BELARUS | -0.1 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 115 | URUGUAY | -0.6 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| 116 | ARMENIA | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 0.3 |
| 117 | ESTONIA | -0.2 | -1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| 118 | BAHRAIN | -0.1 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| 119 | BELGIUM | -1.5 | -1.5 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| 120 | MYANMAR | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 1.5 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| 121 | DENMARK | -1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| 122 | COSTA RICA | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| 123 | PHILIPPINES | -0.8 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -1.9 | -0.3 |
| 124 | UKRAINE | 0.0 | -1.3 | 2.2 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| 125 | TAJIKISTAN | 0.2 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -3.1 | -0.5 |
| 126 | AFGHANISTAN | -0.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -2.2 | -0.6 |
| 127 | IRAQ | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 128 | MOROCCO | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -0.7 |
| 129 | FRANCE | -0.9 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 130 | LIBYA | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| 131 | INDONESIA | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -1.1 |
| 132 | EGYPT | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| 133 | PAKISTAN | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -1.4 |
| 134 | GEORGIA | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -1.7 |
| 135 | SYRIA | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| 136 | KUWAIT | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -1.8 |
| 137 | NORTH KOREA | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -1.8 |
| 138 | IRAN | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -1.8 |
| 139 | NETHERLANDS | -2.3 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 2.9 | -1.8 |
| 140 | MONGOLIA | -0.2 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -4.1 | -1.8 |
| 141 | BULGARIA | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| 142 | SINGAPORE | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 1.4 | -1.9 |
| 143 | KYRGYZSTAN | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -3.5 | -2.0 |
| 144 | PORTUGAL | -0.9 | -1.6 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| 145 | IRELAND | -1.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -2.1 |
| 146 | GERMANY | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -2.3 |
| 147 | OMAN | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -2.3 |
| 148 | POLAND | -0.7 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -2.4 |
| 149 | VIETNAM | 0.1 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -1.8 | -2.4 |
| 150 | MALAYSIA | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 |
| 151 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.1 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -2.4 |
| 152 | LUXEMBOURG | -3.0 | -2.2 | -1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | -2.6 |
| 153 | ICELAND | -1.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -2.6 |
| 154 | ITALY | -0.9 | -1.6 | 2.3 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| 155 | GREECE | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -2.8 |
| 156 | TURKEY | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -2.8 |
| 157 | NORWAY | -1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -3.2 |
| 158 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.2 | -2.6 | 2.1 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -3.2 |
| 159 | QATAR | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -3.4 |
| 160 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.1 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -3.1 | -3.5 |
| 161 | SPAIN | -1.1 | -1.9 | 2.4 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -3.5 |
| 162 | RUSSIA | -0.3 | -0.9 | 2.3 | -0.9 | -3.7 | -3.5 |
| 163 | JAPAN | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -3.6 |
| 164 | SAUDI ARABIA | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -3.7 |
| 165 | AZERBAIJAN | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -3.7 |
| 166 | AUSTRIA | -1.5 | -2.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -3.8 |
| 167 | SWITZERLAND | -3.2 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -4.2 |
| 168 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -3.1 | 0.2 | -4.3 |
| 169 | MEXICO | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -5.0 | -4.7 |
| 170 | CHILE | -1.1 | -1.2 | 2.6 | -2.0 | -3.4 | -5.1 |
| 171 | ARGENTINA | -0.9 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -2.0 | -2.5 | -5.2 |
| 172 | TAIWAN | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -1.2 | -6.4 |
| 173 | NEW ZEALAND | -1.6 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -7.0 |
| 174 | CHINA | -1.0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -7.4 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -2.6 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -2.2 | -3.8 | -9.4 |
| 176 | CANADA | -1.6 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -2.9 | -3.7 | -9.4 |