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| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | BOLIVIA | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 16.0 |
| 2 | HONDURAS | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -1.1 | 13.8 |
| 3 | MEXICO | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 12.6 |
| 4 | ECUADOR | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | -1.5 | 12.5 |
| 5 | FRENCH GUIANA | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| 6 | PARAGUAY | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
| 7 | NICARAGUA | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -2.4 | 11.1 |
| 8 | PERU | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 10.9 |
| 9 | EL SALVADOR | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -1.2 | 10.0 |
| 10 | COLOMBIA | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | -1.4 | 9.8 |
| 11 | COSTA RICA | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -1.9 | 9.5 |
| 12 | VENEZUELA | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 8.9 |
| 13 | GUATEMALA | 3.9 | 4.5 | -1.0 | 3.2 | -1.8 | 8.8 |
| 14 | MONGOLIA | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 8.7 |
| 15 | NAMIBIA | 0.2 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| 16 | NEPAL | 2.1 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| 17 | BOTSWANA | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| 18 | NEW CALEDONIA | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -0.7 | 7.1 |
| 19 | TURKMENISTAN | 2.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 7.0 |
| 20 | MALI | 1.0 | -0.4 | -2.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| 21 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 6.5 |
| 22 | SENEGAL | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 23 | SOUTH AFRICA | 0.0 | -1.1 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 24 | TOGO | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 25 | CHAD | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| 26 | CAPE VERDE | 2.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 27 | NIGER | 1.0 | -0.8 | -2.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.6 |
| 28 | REP CONGO | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 29 | PANAMA | 3.7 | 4.1 | -1.8 | 1.2 | -1.8 | 5.4 |
| 30 | CENT AFR REP | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 31 | BURKINA FASO | 1.7 | -1.2 | -3.1 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| 32 | MOLDOVA | -1.1 | -0.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 33 | RWANDA | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 4.8 | -0.9 | 5.1 |
| 34 | BELIZE | 3.0 | 2.0 | -2.2 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 4.8 |
| 35 | DJIBOUTI | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 36 | MADAGASCAR | 1.2 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 4.8 |
| 37 | BENIN | 0.8 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 38 | REUNION | -0.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 4.7 |
| 39 | ANGOLA | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| 40 | BURUNDI | 1.7 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 4.1 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| 41 | LESOTHO | 1.3 | 0.1 | -2.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 42 | GABON | 1.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 43 | ETHIOPIA | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 44 | SUDAN | 1.7 | -1.3 | -3.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 45 | BHUTAN | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 46 | ALGERIA | -0.9 | -1.8 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| 47 | SOUTH SUDAN | 1.2 | -0.5 | -2.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| 48 | LAOS | 1.6 | -0.7 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 49 | VANUATU | 2.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 3.7 |
| 50 | IVORY COAST | 0.8 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| 51 | ERITREA | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| 52 | GREENLAND | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | -2.5 | 3.6 |
| 53 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.6 | -1.4 | -1.8 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 54 | GUYANA | 1.5 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 55 | HAITI | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -1.7 | 3.3 |
| 56 | CAMBODIA | 1.1 | -0.5 | -1.2 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 3.2 |
| 57 | LITHUANIA | -1.5 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 3.1 |
| 58 | SURINAME | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| 59 | CHILE | 0.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | -1.2 | -2.3 | 2.9 |
| 60 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | -2.3 | 2.9 |
| 61 | DEM REP CONGO | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 3.7 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| 62 | SOMALIA | 0.7 | -1.3 | -2.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 63 | ZIMBABWE | 0.2 | -0.8 | -3.2 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 64 | UGANDA | 1.1 | -0.6 | -1.9 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 65 | ZAMBIA | 0.4 | -1.6 | -0.9 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 66 | SPAIN | -0.2 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -2.1 | -2.8 | 2.5 |
| 67 | URUGUAY | -1.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 2.4 |
| 68 | UZBEKISTAN | 1.5 | -1.4 | -3.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 69 | PHILIPPINES | 1.8 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 2.8 | -1.6 | 2.2 |
| 70 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 1.0 | 3.2 | -4.5 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| 71 | CUBA | -1.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | -1.8 | 2.1 |
| 72 | ARGENTINA | -0.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | 2.0 |
| 73 | TAJIKISTAN | -0.1 | -1.4 | -1.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 74 | AFGHANISTAN | -1.2 | -1.4 | -2.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 75 | EAST TIMOR | 1.5 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 1.8 |
| 76 | TUNISIA | -0.5 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| 77 | SAMOA | 1.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| 78 | BOSNIA | -0.8 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 | -1.8 | 1.6 |
| 79 | ARMENIA | -1.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 80 | MONTENEGRO | -0.8 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | -2.4 | 1.5 |
| 81 | MAURITANIA | 0.0 | -1.2 | -3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| 82 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.8 | -1.0 | -2.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| 83 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -1.5 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -1.5 | 1.2 |
| 84 | ESWATINI | 0.6 | 0.3 | -3.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 85 | SLOVAKIA | -1.1 | -1.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
| 86 | GUINEA | 0.7 | -0.8 | -2.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 87 | ALBANIA | -1.5 | -1.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | -2.9 | 0.8 |
| 88 | LATVIA | -1.9 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.8 |
| 89 | SLOVENIA | -0.7 | 0.5 | 4.1 | -0.6 | -2.5 | 0.8 |
| 90 | PUERTO RICO | -1.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -1.5 | 0.7 |
| 91 | CZECHIA | -1.1 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 92 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.8 | -0.4 | -2.8 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| 93 | SERBIA | -1.0 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
| 94 | FIJI | 1.2 | -1.8 | -0.5 | 2.1 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| 95 | BRAZIL | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| 96 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.9 | -1.3 | -3.0 | 4.0 | -1.4 | 0.2 |
| 97 | BANGLADESH | 1.6 | -2.8 | -1.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| 98 | GAMBIA | 0.9 | -1.4 | -3.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 99 | LIBYA | -1.1 | -1.4 | -2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 100 | PAKISTAN | 1.0 | -2.2 | -3.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 101 | KENYA | 0.4 | -2.6 | -2.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| 102 | MOROCCO | -0.9 | -0.6 | -2.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| 103 | CROATIA | -0.9 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
| 104 | TANZANIA | 1.1 | -1.9 | -2.4 | 4.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 |
| 105 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 1.2 | -1.7 | -2.3 | 3.0 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| 106 | JORDAN | -1.0 | -2.4 | -3.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 107 | YEMEN | -1.1 | -1.0 | -4.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 108 | CAMEROON | 0.5 | -1.3 | -2.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| 109 | SYRIA | -1.1 | -1.4 | -3.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| 110 | GHANA | 0.0 | -2.4 | -2.1 | 4.1 | -0.7 | -1.1 |
| 111 | NIGERIA | 0.3 | -1.2 | -2.8 | 2.7 | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| 112 | IRAQ | -1.4 | -2.0 | -4.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | -1.4 |
| 113 | HUNGARY | -1.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -1.5 |
| 114 | IRAN | -0.9 | -0.8 | -2.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -1.6 |
| 115 | POLAND | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| 116 | INDIA | 1.4 | -1.5 | -4.0 | 3.3 | -0.9 | -1.7 |
| 117 | ROMANIA | -1.2 | -1.0 | 3.5 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -1.7 |
| 118 | MAURITIUS | -0.2 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -1.4 | -1.8 |
| 119 | MYANMAR | 2.2 | -1.5 | -4.5 | 3.2 | -1.4 | -2.0 |
| 120 | LIBERIA | 0.2 | -1.8 | -2.5 | 2.6 | -0.5 | -2.0 |
| 121 | UKRAINE | -1.2 | -0.9 | 2.7 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -2.1 |
| 122 | FRANCE | -1.9 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -2.2 |
| 123 | SIERRA LEONE | 1.7 | -2.0 | -4.0 | 3.2 | -1.1 | -2.2 |
| 124 | PORTUGAL | -0.8 | -0.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -2.2 |
| 125 | AUSTRALIA | -4.3 | -1.5 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -2.4 |
| 126 | JAMAICA | -0.8 | -0.5 | -2.6 | 2.9 | -1.7 | -2.7 |
| 127 | OMAN | -1.8 | -2.8 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -2.7 |
| 128 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 0.2 | -1.0 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -2.8 |
| 129 | BULGARIA | -1.1 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -2.8 |
| 130 | THAILAND | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -2.8 |
| 131 | BRUNEI | 0.8 | -1.8 | -2.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.9 |
| 132 | LUXEMBOURG | -3.6 | -1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -3.1 |
| 133 | MALAWI | 0.1 | -1.6 | -3.5 | 3.1 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| 134 | SAUDI ARABIA | -1.6 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -0.6 | 2.3 | -3.1 |
| 135 | GREECE | -1.1 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -3.1 |
| 136 | PALESTINE | -1.2 | -2.4 | -5.4 | 4.2 | 1.6 | -3.2 |
| 137 | INDONESIA | 1.2 | -1.4 | -4.4 | 3.3 | -1.9 | -3.2 |
| 138 | SRI LANKA | 1.4 | -1.5 | -3.2 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -3.3 |
| 139 | ESTONIA | -2.0 | -2.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -2.7 | -3.3 |
| 140 | GEORGIA | -1.1 | -1.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -3.4 |
| 141 | BAHAMAS | -0.6 | 0.1 | -2.4 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -3.6 |
| 142 | EGYPT | -1.7 | -2.4 | -4.1 | 2.9 | 1.6 | -3.7 |
| 143 | CYPRUS | -2.5 | -1.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -1.9 | -3.7 |
| 144 | AZERBAIJAN | -0.7 | -1.4 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -3.7 |
| 145 | VIETNAM | 0.9 | -0.9 | -2.6 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -3.9 |
| 146 | BELGIUM | -1.9 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -2.3 | -1.4 | -4.2 |
| 147 | BELARUS | -1.6 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -4.3 |
| 148 | ISRAEL | -1.8 | -2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -4.3 |
| 149 | LEBANON | -0.9 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -4.3 |
| 150 | ITALY | -0.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -3.5 | -4.4 |
| 151 | AUSTRIA | -2.6 | -1.2 | 2.0 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -4.5 |
| 152 | FINLAND | -3.1 | -0.6 | 2.9 | -2.5 | -1.2 | -4.5 |
| 153 | GERMANY | -3.2 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -2.0 | -2.0 | -4.5 |
| 154 | ICELAND | -4.5 | -1.0 | 4.4 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -4.6 |
| 155 | NORTH KOREA | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.5 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -4.7 |
| 156 | CHINA | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -4.9 |
| 157 | KUWAIT | -2.1 | -2.6 | -2.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -5.3 |
| 158 | IRELAND | -3.1 | -0.9 | 2.6 | -1.3 | -2.9 | -5.6 |
| 159 | SWEDEN | -4.1 | -0.6 | 3.1 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -5.6 |
| 160 | JAPAN | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -3.6 | -5.7 |
| 161 | NORWAY | -4.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | -1.2 | -3.9 | -5.8 |
| 162 | TURKEY | -1.3 | -1.0 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -3.0 | -6.1 |
| 163 | BAHRAIN | -1.8 | -3.0 | -2.6 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -6.7 |
| 164 | RUSSIA | -1.7 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -6.8 |
| 165 | MALAYSIA | 1.0 | -2.4 | -3.2 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -7.3 |
| 166 | GREAT BRITAIN | -2.8 | -2.8 | 3.1 | -2.1 | -2.8 | -7.4 |
| 167 | NETHERLANDS | -3.4 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -7.5 |
| 168 | QATAR | -2.8 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -7.7 |
| 169 | SOUTH KOREA | 0.6 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -3.3 | -7.7 |
| 170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -2.1 | -2.2 | -3.0 | -1.9 | 1.4 | -7.8 |
| 171 | TAIWAN | 0.1 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -7.8 |
| 172 | DENMARK | -4.3 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -2.6 | -2.7 | -7.9 |
| 173 | NEW ZEALAND | -4.5 | -2.8 | 3.0 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -8.5 |
| 174 | SWITZERLAND | -4.7 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -8.7 |
| 175 | CANADA | -4.2 | -2.2 | 3.3 | -3.1 | -3.9 | -10.1 |
| 176 | SINGAPORE | -1.1 | -1.5 | -3.2 | -3.6 | -1.5 | -10.9 |