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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | CENT AFR REP | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 9.1 |
| 2 | BURKINA FASO | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 3 | LESOTHO | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 7.3 |
| 4 | GUINEA | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| 5 | ESWATINI | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 6 | UGANDA | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 7 | TOGO | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 8 | GAMBIA | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| 9 | LIBERIA | 1.8 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| 10 | MALI | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 11 | DEM REP CONGO | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 12 | ZAMBIA | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| 13 | MALAWI | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| 14 | GABON | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| 15 | RWANDA | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 16 | SIERRA LEONE | 2.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 17 | VANUATU | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| 18 | BURUNDI | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| 19 | NIGER | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 20 | JAMAICA | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 21 | GUYANA | 1.8 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 22 | FRENCH GUIANA | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 23 | GHANA | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 24 | NAMIBIA | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 4.5 |
| 25 | SUDAN | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| 26 | BHUTAN | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 27 | BOTSWANA | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 28 | MADAGASCAR | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 4.5 |
| 29 | REP CONGO | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 30 | SENEGAL | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| 31 | CAMEROON | 0.8 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 32 | ZIMBABWE | 2.1 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| 33 | HAITI | 1.0 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 4.2 |
| 34 | BAHAMAS | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 4.2 |
| 35 | GUINEA BISSAU | 1.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| 36 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 37 | BRUNEI | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 38 | NIGERIA | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| 39 | ETHIOPIA | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 4.0 |
| 40 | SOUTH SUDAN | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 41 | MAURITANIA | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.9 |
| 42 | BENIN | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| 43 | IVORY COAST | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 44 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 3.9 |
| 45 | SAMOA | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| 46 | SOMALIA | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -1.7 | 3.8 |
| 47 | NEPAL | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 48 | FIJI | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| 49 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.1 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 3.5 |
| 50 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -1.4 | 3.3 |
| 51 | ERITREA | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 3.3 |
| 52 | CHAD | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| 53 | NEW CALEDONIA | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| 54 | DJIBOUTI | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| 55 | BANGLADESH | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 56 | TANZANIA | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 2.3 |
| 57 | BOSNIA | -1.7 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| 58 | KENYA | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 2.1 |
| 59 | REUNION | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 60 | LAOS | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 61 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| 62 | PARAGUAY | -0.7 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 63 | CAMBODIA | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 64 | SOUTH AFRICA | 2.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.5 | -2.1 | 1.1 |
| 65 | BOLIVIA | -0.9 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 66 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 67 | ANGOLA | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 1.0 |
| 68 | MONTENEGRO | -2 | -1.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 69 | EAST TIMOR | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 1.0 |
| 70 | INDONESIA | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
| 71 | HONDURAS | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| 72 | PAKISTAN | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 0.9 |
| 73 | EL SALVADOR | -0.9 | -0.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.7 |
| 74 | GREENLAND | 1.2 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -2.6 | 0.7 |
| 75 | MYANMAR | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 76 | SRI LANKA | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 77 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 0.6 |
| 78 | MOLDOVA | -2.6 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| 79 | SERBIA | -2.2 | -2.0 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 80 | GUATEMALA | -0.2 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
| 81 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 0.5 |
| 82 | SURINAME | 0.7 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 83 | AFGHANISTAN | -2.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.0 |
| 84 | MAURITIUS | 0.1 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 85 | IRAQ | -2.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 86 | INDIA | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -0.4 |
| 87 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -2.8 | -0.7 | -1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
| 88 | PHILIPPINES | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
| 89 | YEMEN | -1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 |
| 90 | CAPE VERDE | 1.1 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| 91 | NORTH KOREA | 0.2 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 92 | NICARAGUA | -0.1 | -1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| 93 | JORDAN | -2 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 94 | PANAMA | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| 95 | KUWAIT | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| 96 | BELIZE | 0.1 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| 97 | CZECHIA | -3 | -3.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| 98 | PALESTINE | -2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -1.3 |
| 99 | OMAN | 0.8 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -1.4 |
| 100 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.8 | -1.0 | -1.6 | 1.2 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 101 | ECUADOR | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| 102 | MALAYSIA | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -1.7 |
| 103 | BAHRAIN | 0.6 | -1.2 | 1.2 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| 104 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -0.9 | -1.8 |
| 105 | LIBYA | -2.5 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.2 |
| 106 | PERU | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -2.3 |
| 107 | MONGOLIA | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -2.5 |
| 108 | LEBANON | -2.3 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -2.6 |
| 109 | ARMENIA | -1.9 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -2.7 |
| 110 | LATVIA | -3 | -2.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -2.7 |
| 111 | QATAR | -0.7 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -3.0 | -0.5 | -2.7 |
| 112 | SYRIA | -2 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -2.9 |
| 113 | COLOMBIA | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -2.9 |
| 114 | SINGAPORE | -1.1 | -1.7 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -3.0 |
| 115 | EGYPT | -2.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -3.1 |
| 116 | THAILAND | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -2.8 | -0.9 | -3.1 |
| 117 | ALGERIA | -2.8 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -3.1 |
| 118 | COSTA RICA | -0.5 | -2.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -3.2 |
| 119 | SLOVAKIA | -3.1 | -4.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | -3.4 |
| 120 | VENEZUELA | -0.1 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -3.5 |
| 121 | SAUDI ARABIA | -2.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -2.9 | -0.9 | -3.8 |
| 122 | IRAN | -2.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -4.0 |
| 123 | BRAZIL | -0.2 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -4.1 |
| 124 | JAPAN | 0.4 | -2.8 | 1.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -4.1 |
| 125 | CROATIA | -2.6 | -3.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -4.2 |
| 126 | LITHUANIA | -3.3 | -2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -4.2 |
| 127 | BELARUS | -2.7 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -1.2 | 2.1 | -4.2 |
| 128 | HUNGARY | -3.4 | -3.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 2.9 | -4.3 |
| 129 | ALBANIA | -2.6 | -2.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -4.4 |
| 130 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -3.2 | -0.2 | -4.4 |
| 131 | MOROCCO | -2.9 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -4.6 |
| 132 | SLOVENIA | -3.2 | -3.0 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -4.6 |
| 133 | ROMANIA | -2.3 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -4.7 |
| 134 | TUNISIA | -2.5 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -4.7 |
| 135 | VIETNAM | 0.5 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -4.7 |
| 136 | PUERTO RICO | -2.7 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -4.7 |
| 137 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -5.0 |
| 138 | CUBA | -1.9 | -2.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -5.0 |
| 139 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.5 | -3.6 | 0.5 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -5.7 |
| 140 | BULGARIA | -2.1 | -3.3 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 1.8 | -5.8 |
| 141 | ESTONIA | -2.6 | -3.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -5.9 |
| 142 | BELGIUM | -3.5 | -3.2 | -1.8 | -0.9 | 3.4 | -6.0 |
| 143 | FRANCE | -3.2 | -2.9 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -6.0 |
| 144 | GREAT BRITAIN | -2.4 | -3.0 | -0.8 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -6.2 |
| 145 | CYPRUS | -2.8 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -6.3 |
| 146 | DENMARK | -3.6 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -6.3 |
| 147 | FINLAND | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -6.5 |
| 148 | LUXEMBOURG | -4.9 | -4.1 | -3.6 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -6.5 |
| 149 | SWEDEN | -2.8 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -6.6 |
| 150 | ISRAEL | -3.2 | -1.7 | 0.1 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -6.7 |
| 151 | GEORGIA | -2.1 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -0.7 | -6.9 |
| 152 | POLAND | -3.2 | -3.2 | -2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -6.9 |
| 153 | UKRAINE | -2.4 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -6.9 |
| 154 | ICELAND | -3.7 | -1.3 | -2.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -7.3 |
| 155 | CHINA | -0.9 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -3.3 | -7.4 |
| 156 | IRELAND | -3.7 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -7.4 |
| 157 | AZERBAIJAN | -1.7 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -7.5 |
| 158 | TAIWAN | -0.3 | -2.1 | -1.7 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -7.6 |
| 159 | AUSTRIA | -3.6 | -3.9 | -2.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -7.8 |
| 160 | CHILE | -0.8 | -2.6 | 0.3 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -8.6 |
| 161 | TURKEY | -2.5 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -9.1 |
| 162 | SWITZERLAND | -5.7 | -3.6 | -2.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -9.2 |
| 163 | MEXICO | -0.2 | -2.4 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -4.5 | -9.4 |
| 164 | NETHERLANDS | -4.6 | -3.0 | -3.1 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -9.5 |
| 165 | PORTUGAL | -2.8 | -3.0 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -1.4 | -9.5 |
| 166 | URUGUAY | -2.8 | -2.7 | -2.2 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -9.6 |
| 167 | RUSSIA | -3.1 | -1.9 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -3.8 | -9.6 |
| 168 | GERMANY | -4.3 | -3.0 | -3.9 | -1.0 | 2.3 | -9.9 |
| 169 | GREECE | -1.6 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -10.3 |
| 170 | NORWAY | -3.4 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -10.5 |
| 171 | ITALY | -2.8 | -3.4 | 0.1 | -2.8 | -2.1 | -11.0 |
| 172 | NEW ZEALAND | -4 | -2.5 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -12.1 |
| 173 | ARGENTINA | -3.2 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -3.5 | -12.7 |
| 174 | SPAIN | -3.4 | -3.6 | -1.3 | -3.2 | -2.0 | -13.5 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -4.8 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -3.3 | -14.0 |
| 176 | CANADA | -3.9 | -3.7 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -16.0 |