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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | MOLDOVA | 0.2 | -1.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 8.2 |
| 2 | LITHUANIA | -0.9 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| 3 | LATVIA | -1.0 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| 4 | SWEDEN | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| 5 | ESTONIA | -0.4 | -0.6 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| 6 | LUXEMBOURG | -0.3 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| 7 | ICELAND | 0.5 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 4.9 |
| 8 | FRENCH GUIANA | -1.7 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| 9 | GREENLAND | -0.2 | -0.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| 10 | FINLAND | -0.4 | -0.3 | 3.6 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 11 | BOSNIA | 0.0 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 12 | NETHERLANDS | 0.3 | -0.5 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 13 | BELGIUM | -0.5 | -0.2 | 3.7 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 14 | MONTENEGRO | -0.5 | -0.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 2.6 |
| 15 | NEW CALEDONIA | -1.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | -1.1 | 2.5 |
| 16 | GERMANY | -0.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 2.3 |
| 17 | AUSTRIA | -0.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| 18 | SLOVAKIA | -0.9 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 19 | REUNION | -1.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| 20 | IRELAND | 0.2 | -1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 21 | SLOVENIA | -0.7 | -0.4 | 4.7 | -0.8 | -1.0 | 1.8 |
| 22 | SERBIA | -0.8 | -1.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 23 | BELARUS | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| 24 | CANADA | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -2.0 | -1.3 | 1.4 |
| 25 | SWITZERLAND | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.9 |
| 26 | BENIN | -0.8 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| 27 | CENT AFR REP | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 28 | UKRAINE | -0.9 | -1.9 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| 29 | BURUNDI | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 30 | CROATIA | -1.2 | -1.6 | 3.5 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| 31 | REP CONGO | -1.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| 32 | CZECHIA | -0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| 33 | HUNGARY | -1.5 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 34 | UGANDA | -0.7 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| 35 | BOLIVIA | -1.4 | -1.8 | 3.8 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.7 |
| 36 | NIGER | -1.0 | -0.1 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| 37 | FRANCE | -0.9 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -2.9 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| 38 | LIBERIA | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| 39 | DENMARK | -0.1 | -1.4 | 3.9 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -1.0 |
| 40 | VANUATU | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 2.8 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
| 41 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -1.5 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| 42 | POLAND | -1.1 | -1.8 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| 43 | ROMANIA | -1.3 | -1.5 | 4.3 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| 44 | BOTSWANA | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| 45 | NORWAY | 0.2 | -0.5 | 5.3 | -2.7 | -3.6 | -1.4 |
| 46 | DJIBOUTI | -2.0 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| 47 | CYPRUS | -0.6 | -1.1 | 3.0 | -0.2 | -2.5 | -1.5 |
| 48 | MONGOLIA | -1.5 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -1.6 |
| 49 | RWANDA | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -1.6 |
| 50 | ALBANIA | -1.0 | -1.7 | 4.2 | -0.4 | -2.8 | -1.7 |
| 51 | SAMOA | -1.6 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 2.7 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 52 | CAMBODIA | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| 53 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.6 | 2.8 | -1.4 | -1.8 |
| 54 | TURKMENISTAN | -1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -1.8 |
| 55 | GREAT BRITAIN | -1.3 | -2.0 | 4.1 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -2.0 |
| 56 | ZAMBIA | -1.6 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
| 57 | GABON | -1.5 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -2.1 |
| 58 | MOZAMBIQUE | -0.8 | -1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -2.4 |
| 59 | ANGOLA | -1.0 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -2.4 |
| 60 | MADAGASCAR | -0.4 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -2.8 | -2.5 |
| 61 | TOGO | -1.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -2.5 |
| 62 | PARAGUAY | -2.1 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| 63 | URUGUAY | -0.6 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -2.6 |
| 64 | BULGARIA | -1.4 | -1.3 | 2.8 | -1.9 | -0.8 | -2.7 |
| 65 | FIJI | -1.0 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -2.7 |
| 66 | SOUTH AFRICA | -2.3 | -2.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | -2.7 | -2.9 |
| 67 | EAST TIMOR | -1.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -3.0 |
| 68 | IVORY COAST | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -3.0 |
| 69 | NEPAL | -1.0 | -1.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -3.1 |
| 70 | AUSTRALIA | -0.5 | -1.3 | 4.2 | -1.3 | -4.2 | -3.2 |
| 71 | GUINEA | -2.0 | 0.2 | -3.3 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -3.2 |
| 72 | HONDURAS | -1.8 | -2.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -2.4 | -3.3 |
| 73 | GUINEA BISSAU | -1.3 | -0.9 | -1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.4 |
| 74 | COSTA RICA | -2.3 | -1.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -2.5 | -3.4 |
| 75 | BANGLADESH | -1.0 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -3.6 |
| 76 | PHILIPPINES | -1.2 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.4 | -3.6 |
| 77 | SURINAME | -1.9 | -2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -3.7 |
| 78 | BURKINA FASO | -1.5 | -1.2 | -3.2 | 2.5 | -0.4 | -3.8 |
| 79 | BHUTAN | -1.1 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -2.7 | -3.8 |
| 80 | ARMENIA | -0.6 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -3.8 |
| 81 | DEM REP CONGO | -1.6 | -1.1 | -1.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.9 |
| 82 | NEW ZEALAND | -0.8 | -1.6 | 4.6 | -1.9 | -4.2 | -3.9 |
| 83 | HAITI | -0.8 | -1.4 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -3.9 |
| 84 | BRAZIL | -1.6 | -1.8 | 1.9 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -4.0 |
| 85 | COLOMBIA | -1.7 | -1.3 | 3.1 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -4.0 |
| 86 | NICARAGUA | -2.2 | -2.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | -2.2 | -4.0 |
| 87 | PUERTO RICO | -1.0 | -2.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -4.0 |
| 88 | LAOS | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -4.0 |
| 89 | SENEGAL | -2.0 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -4.0 |
| 90 | BRUNEI | -1.5 | -0.8 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -4.1 |
| 91 | MAURITIUS | -1.8 | -1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 | -4.1 |
| 92 | SPAIN | -1.3 | -1.3 | 5.4 | -3.4 | -3.5 | -4.1 |
| 93 | ALGERIA | -0.9 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -4.2 |
| 94 | ECUADOR | -1.7 | -1.7 | 2.9 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -4.3 |
| 95 | MALAWI | -0.8 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -4.3 |
| 96 | CAMEROON | -1.3 | -0.3 | -3.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -4.4 |
| 97 | GHANA | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -4.4 |
| 98 | ETHIOPIA | -1.2 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -3.5 | -4.7 |
| 99 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.7 | 1.5 | -2.1 | -4.8 |
| 100 | MAURITANIA | -1.6 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -4.8 |
| 101 | NAMIBIA | -1.8 | -1.7 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -4.8 |
| 102 | LESOTHO | -1.3 | -1.9 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -2.2 | -4.9 |
| 103 | TAJIKISTAN | -0.4 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -5.1 |
| 104 | CHAD | -1.7 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -5.1 |
| 105 | SIERRA LEONE | -1.6 | -1.8 | -2.8 | 2.0 | -0.9 | -5.1 |
| 106 | KYRGYZSTAN | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -5.2 |
| 107 | BAHAMAS | -1.1 | -2.5 | -2.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -5.2 |
| 108 | MALI | -1.2 | -1.0 | -2.8 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -5.2 |
| 109 | CAPE VERDE | -1.5 | -2.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -3.5 | -5.4 |
| 110 | GUYANA | -1.8 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -5.5 |
| 111 | CUBA | -0.8 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -5.6 |
| 112 | GEORGIA | -0.5 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -2.9 | -2.7 | -5.7 |
| 113 | LEBANON | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -5.7 |
| 114 | PORTUGAL | -1.3 | -1.0 | 2.8 | -2.0 | -4.2 | -5.7 |
| 115 | GAMBIA | -2.0 | -1.1 | -2.7 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -5.8 |
| 116 | KAZAKHSTAN | -0.8 | -1.4 | -3.2 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -6.1 |
| 117 | SOMALIA | -2.0 | -1.3 | -3.6 | 1.8 | -1.0 | -6.1 |
| 118 | TANZANIA | -0.7 | -0.5 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -6.1 |
| 119 | UZBEKISTAN | -0.7 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -6.2 |
| 120 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -1.6 | -1.0 | -3.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -6.3 |
| 121 | BELIZE | -2.5 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -6.3 |
| 122 | SOUTH SUDAN | -0.7 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -6.3 |
| 123 | ZIMBABWE | -1.1 | -1.2 | -3.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -6.3 |
| 124 | ISRAEL | -0.8 | -2.2 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -6.4 |
| 125 | GREECE | -0.9 | -1.1 | 2.5 | -3.7 | -3.2 | -6.4 |
| 126 | TUNISIA | -0.9 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -6.4 |
| 127 | RUSSIA | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -1.2 | -6.5 |
| 128 | NORTH KOREA | -1.0 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -2.0 | 0.3 | -6.6 |
| 129 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -1.7 | -2.7 | -2.1 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -6.7 |
| 130 | KENYA | -1.1 | -2.2 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -2.0 | -6.7 |
| 131 | VENEZUELA | -2.2 | -1.4 | 3.1 | -3.5 | -2.7 | -6.7 |
| 132 | JORDAN | -1.4 | -1.5 | -3.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -6.7 |
| 133 | ESWATINI | -1.7 | -0.7 | -3.7 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -6.9 |
| 134 | NIGERIA | -0.7 | -1.0 | -3.5 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -7.1 |
| 135 | EL SALVADOR | -1.9 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -2.6 | -7.2 |
| 136 | SINGAPORE | -1.0 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -2.4 | -0.9 | -7.3 |
| 137 | PERU | -1.3 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -1.5 | -3.6 | -7.4 |
| 138 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.9 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -1.9 | -3.3 | -7.5 |
| 139 | VIETNAM | -0.8 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -7.5 |
| 140 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -7.5 |
| 141 | JAMAICA | -1.5 | -2.0 | -2.8 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -7.6 |
| 142 | INDIA | -1.0 | -0.9 | -3.5 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -7.6 |
| 143 | SAUDI ARABIA | -0.4 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -3.2 | 0.3 | -7.6 |
| 144 | AFGHANISTAN | -0.8 | -1.9 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -7.7 |
| 145 | YEMEN | -0.8 | -1.4 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -7.7 |
| 146 | TAIWAN | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -7.7 |
| 147 | CHILE | -2.3 | -0.9 | 1.8 | -2.5 | -3.8 | -7.7 |
| 148 | LIBYA | -1.3 | -1.9 | -3.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -7.8 |
| 149 | MOROCCO | -0.7 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -7.9 |
| 150 | ERITREA | -1.3 | -1.9 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -3.2 | -7.9 |
| 151 | PALESTINE | -1.0 | -1.9 | -4.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -7.9 |
| 152 | SUDAN | -1.5 | -1.1 | -4.1 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -8.0 |
| 153 | THAILAND | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -1.9 | -8.1 |
| 154 | ARGENTINA | -1.2 | -1.8 | 1.7 | -3.6 | -3.4 | -8.3 |
| 155 | ITALY | -1.2 | -1.7 | 1.9 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -8.6 |
| 156 | BAHRAIN | -1.2 | -3.3 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -8.7 |
| 157 | KUWAIT | -0.9 | -2.3 | -3.0 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -8.7 |
| 158 | GUATEMALA | -1.3 | -1.7 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -3.9 | -8.8 |
| 159 | OMAN | -1.4 | -2.9 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -8.8 |
| 160 | INDONESIA | -1.2 | -1.3 | -3.3 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -9.1 |
| 161 | PANAMA | -2.2 | -1.7 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -3.1 | -9.3 |
| 162 | AZERBAIJAN | -0.4 | -1.8 | -1.2 | -3.3 | -2.9 | -9.6 |
| 163 | JAPAN | -1.6 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -9.7 |
| 164 | TURKEY | -0.9 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -4.9 | -9.7 |
| 165 | QATAR | -1.2 | -2.5 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -9.7 |
| 166 | SRI LANKA | -1.2 | -1.9 | -3.3 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -9.8 |
| 167 | MALAYSIA | -1.1 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -9.8 |
| 168 | SYRIA | -1.2 | -1.1 | -3.9 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -9.9 |
| 169 | MYANMAR | -0.8 | -1.9 | -3.9 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -10.1 |
| 170 | CHINA | -1.2 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -1.9 | -3.9 | -10.1 |
| 171 | IRAQ | -1.0 | -3.1 | -4.9 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -10.4 |
| 172 | MEXICO | -2.1 | -2.0 | 2.1 | -1.9 | -6.7 | -10.6 |
| 173 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -1.1 | -1.9 | -3.2 | -3.4 | -1.1 | -10.7 |
| 174 | EGYPT | -1.2 | -1.9 | -4.3 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -10.8 |
| 175 | PAKISTAN | -1.1 | -2.3 | -3.8 | -2.2 | -1.4 | -10.8 |
| 176 | IRAN | -0.9 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -3.2 | -2.0 | -11.0 |