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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | CENT AFR REP | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 10.3 |
| 2 | JAMAICA | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 9.9 |
| 3 | FRENCH GUIANA | 2.9 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 9.3 |
| 4 | GUINEA | 3.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 9.0 |
| 5 | SUDAN | 3.9 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
| 6 | ESWATINI | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 7 | GUYANA | 3.0 | 1.1 | -2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 8.4 |
| 8 | GABON | 3.0 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 8.4 |
| 9 | NIGERIA | 2.8 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 10 | NAMIBIA | 4.6 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| 11 | GAMBIA | 3.8 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 7.9 |
| 12 | TOGO | 3.0 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
| 13 | DEM REP CONGO | 2.0 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| 14 | BAHAMAS | 4.8 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| 15 | REP CONGO | 1.8 | -1.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 7.6 |
| 16 | LIBERIA | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| 17 | NIGER | 3.0 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| 18 | BURKINA FASO | 3.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 19 | SIERRA LEONE | 4.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| 20 | GUINEA BISSAU | 3.2 | -1.0 | -1.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 7.0 |
| 21 | IVORY COAST | 2.2 | -1.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6.9 |
| 22 | MAURITANIA | 4.0 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| 23 | SENEGAL | 3.1 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 24 | MALI | 2.9 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 25 | SOUTH SUDAN | 2.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 26 | CAMEROON | 2.5 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| 27 | HAITI | 2.4 | -1.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| 28 | BENIN | 2.3 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 6.5 |
| 29 | ZIMBABWE | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 6.2 |
| 30 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 2.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
| 31 | SOMALIA | 3.6 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 5.9 |
| 32 | GHANA | 2.9 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
| 33 | MALAWI | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 5.8 |
| 34 | BANGLADESH | 1.2 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| 35 | ZAMBIA | 3.2 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 36 | DJIBOUTI | 3.8 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 5.5 |
| 37 | BURUNDI | 2.4 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 38 | UGANDA | 2.4 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 39 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 3.1 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| 40 | CHAD | 2.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| 41 | BOTSWANA | 2.9 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| 42 | CAMBODIA | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 43 | ERITREA | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | -1.5 | 4.6 |
| 44 | MOZAMBIQUE | 3.0 | -1.8 | 0.5 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| 45 | FIJI | 1.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 46 | SURINAME | 1.0 | -2.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 47 | BRUNEI | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 48 | LIBYA | 0.5 | -1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| 49 | REUNION | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| 50 | YEMEN | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -1.4 | 4.1 |
| 51 | MADAGASCAR | 1.7 | -1.6 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 4.0 |
| 52 | LESOTHO | 3.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 4.0 |
| 53 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -0.9 | 4.0 |
| 54 | RWANDA | 2.7 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| 55 | PALESTINE | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 56 | SAMOA | 1.6 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 57 | SRI LANKA | 1.3 | -0.5 | -1.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 58 | BHUTAN | 0.1 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 59 | BOSNIA | 1.5 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| 60 | VANUATU | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 61 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| 62 | NEPAL | 2.2 | -0.6 | -1.3 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| 63 | IRAQ | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 64 | TANZANIA | 2.4 | -1.6 | -0.0 | 3.1 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| 65 | BELIZE | 1.0 | -1.4 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 66 | EGYPT | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| 67 | MONTENEGRO | 1.4 | -1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 68 | ETHIOPIA | 3.0 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 3.0 |
| 69 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 1.8 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 70 | ANGOLA | 2.3 | -2.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 71 | SYRIA | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| 72 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 73 | MYANMAR | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| 74 | PARAGUAY | -1.2 | -1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| 75 | KENYA | 2.6 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 2.7 |
| 76 | GUATEMALA | -0.5 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| 77 | EAST TIMOR | -0.7 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -0.9 | 2.6 |
| 78 | NEW CALEDONIA | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 79 | MAURITIUS | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 80 | MOLDOVA | 0.5 | -1.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| 81 | CAPE VERDE | 2.7 | -1.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -1.6 | 2.1 |
| 82 | INDIA | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 2.0 |
| 83 | PAKISTAN | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 1.9 |
| 84 | CROATIA | 0.9 | -3.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 85 | ALGERIA | -0.3 | -1.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 86 | INDONESIA | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 87 | JORDAN | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 88 | TUNISIA | 0.1 | -1.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | -0.9 | 1.5 |
| 89 | HONDURAS | -1.1 | -1.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 90 | KUWAIT | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 91 | SOUTH AFRICA | 4.3 | -0.5 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -2.2 | 1.2 |
| 92 | EL SALVADOR | -0.2 | -2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| 93 | AFGHANISTAN | -0.7 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -2.1 | 1.0 |
| 94 | LAOS | 0.1 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 95 | SAUDI ARABIA | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| 96 | LEBANON | 0.3 | -1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| 97 | CUBA | 0.1 | -3.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 98 | IRAN | -0.3 | -0.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| 99 | THAILAND | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 100 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 3.4 | -3.5 | 0.0 |
| 101 | SERBIA | 0.7 | -1.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| 102 | ECUADOR | -0.8 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 103 | GEORGIA | 1.5 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
| 104 | GREENLAND | 0.9 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 1.7 | -2.4 | -0.2 |
| 105 | NICARAGUA | -0.4 | -2.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 106 | TAJIKISTAN | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 3.4 | -2.8 | -0.5 |
| 107 | MOROCCO | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -0.6 |
| 108 | BOLIVIA | -1.5 | -2.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 109 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 0.3 | -1.5 | -0.9 | 1.7 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| 110 | PHILIPPINES | -0.4 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -0.9 |
| 111 | LATVIA | -0.3 | -2.6 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| 112 | BAHRAIN | 0.1 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 |
| 113 | VENEZUELA | -0.5 | -2.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| 114 | VIETNAM | 0.4 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -1.3 | -1.4 |
| 115 | LITHUANIA | -0.8 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| 116 | ROMANIA | 1.6 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| 117 | NORTH KOREA | 0.2 | -2.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
| 118 | BRAZIL | 0.2 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| 119 | OMAN | -1.2 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.9 |
| 120 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.7 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 2.4 | -2.2 | -2.0 |
| 121 | ALBANIA | -0.6 | -3.2 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -0.4 | -2.1 |
| 122 | COLOMBIA | -0.6 | -2.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -2.2 |
| 123 | COSTA RICA | -0.7 | -3.0 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| 124 | ARMENIA | 0.5 | -1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -2.9 | -2.3 |
| 125 | QATAR | -1.2 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -2.5 |
| 126 | PUERTO RICO | 0.3 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -1.4 | 2.3 | -2.6 |
| 127 | ESTONIA | 0.3 | -3.1 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -2.8 |
| 128 | HUNGARY | -0.1 | -2.5 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -3.2 |
| 129 | PERU | -1.2 | -2.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -3.2 |
| 130 | CYPRUS | -1.1 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -3.2 |
| 131 | CZECHIA | -0.5 | -2.7 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -3.2 |
| 132 | GREECE | 1.7 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -3.3 |
| 133 | UKRAINE | 0.3 | -3.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -3.3 |
| 134 | SLOVENIA | -0.7 | -2.7 | -1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -3.5 |
| 135 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.6 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.3 | -3.6 |
| 136 | SLOVAKIA | -0.5 | -3.6 | -0.0 | 1.7 | -1.2 | -3.6 |
| 137 | BELARUS | 0.0 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -3.7 |
| 138 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -3.9 |
| 139 | POLAND | -0.2 | -3.1 | -1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -3.9 |
| 140 | PANAMA | -0.4 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -1.4 | 0.7 | -4.0 |
| 141 | MALAYSIA | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -3.9 | -0.2 | -4.0 |
| 142 | URUGUAY | -0.2 | -4.1 | -2.2 | -0.8 | 3.0 | -4.3 |
| 143 | MONGOLIA | 0.4 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -2.9 | -4.6 |
| 144 | BULGARIA | 0.3 | -3.3 | -0.6 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -4.6 |
| 145 | AZERBAIJAN | 0.3 | -2.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -2.5 | -4.7 |
| 146 | ISRAEL | -1.5 | -2.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -4.8 |
| 147 | FRANCE | -0.8 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -5.3 |
| 148 | FINLAND | -0.2 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -5.4 |
| 149 | ITALY | -0.3 | -3.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -6.0 |
| 150 | TURKEY | 0.3 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -3.4 | -6.2 |
| 151 | PORTUGAL | -0.7 | -3.2 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -6.2 |
| 152 | JAPAN | 0.3 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -6.2 |
| 153 | BELGIUM | -1.5 | -3.2 | -1.6 | -2.0 | 1.9 | -6.4 |
| 154 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.8 | -3.9 | 1.5 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -6.6 |
| 155 | GREAT BRITAIN | -0.8 | -2.7 | -1.3 | -3.0 | 1.1 | -6.7 |
| 156 | DENMARK | -2.0 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -1.9 | 0.6 | -6.7 |
| 157 | SINGAPORE | -2.3 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -3.3 | 1.0 | -6.9 |
| 158 | IRELAND | -3.2 | -1.8 | -2.2 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -7.2 |
| 159 | TAIWAN | -1.0 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -2.7 | -0.5 | -7.4 |
| 160 | SWEDEN | -1.8 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -8.0 |
| 161 | CHINA | -0.3 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -4.8 | -8.0 |
| 162 | NORWAY | -1.5 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -1.9 | -8.8 |
| 163 | MEXICO | 0.2 | -2.9 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -4.4 | -9.1 |
| 164 | ARGENTINA | -1.0 | -3.7 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -9.3 |
| 165 | ICELAND | -1.8 | -1.9 | -3.7 | -2.0 | -0.2 | -9.6 |
| 166 | RUSSIA | -0.5 | -3.2 | 0.1 | -2.2 | -3.8 | -9.6 |
| 167 | LUXEMBOURG | -3.5 | -4.3 | -3.1 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -9.7 |
| 168 | CHILE | -0.8 | -3.8 | 0.3 | -3.6 | -2.9 | -10.8 |
| 169 | SPAIN | -0.7 | -4.1 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -2.0 | -11.2 |
| 170 | GERMANY | -3.4 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -2.4 | 0.6 | -11.6 |
| 171 | AUSTRIA | -2.6 | -3.7 | -3.0 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -11.6 |
| 172 | NETHERLANDS | -3.3 | -2.8 | -3.3 | -4.1 | 1.0 | -12.5 |
| 173 | NEW ZEALAND | -2.5 | -2.7 | -3.0 | -3.2 | -1.8 | -13.2 |
| 174 | SWITZERLAND | -4.3 | -3.6 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -13.6 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -3.6 | -2.1 | -3.0 | -2.8 | -2.6 | -14.1 |
| 176 | CANADA | -3.3 | -3.5 | -3.0 | -4.3 | -4.2 | -18.3 |