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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | FRANCE | -1.7 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 5.1 |
| 2 | LITHUANIA | -2.4 | 0.4 | 4.6 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| 3 | LATVIA | -3.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
| 4 | SLOVENIA | -2.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| 5 | FRENCH GUIANA | -0.9 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -1.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 6 | BELGIUM | -2.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 7 | MOLDOVA | -2.0 | -1.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 8 | HUNGARY | -2.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 9 | LUXEMBOURG | -1.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 10 | GERMANY | -2.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| 11 | CZECHIA | -2.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| 12 | SWEDEN | -3.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 13 | VENEZUELA | 0.2 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -2 | -1.3 | 2.5 |
| 14 | NETHERLANDS | -3.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 15 | SPAIN | -1.8 | 2.1 | 5.4 | -0.7 | -2.7 | 2.3 |
| 16 | IRELAND | -2.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 17 | REUNION | -0.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | SLOVAKIA | -2.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 19 | GREAT BRITAIN | -3.8 | -1.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 20 | CROATIA | -2.5 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 21 | COLOMBIA | -0.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -2.1 | -1.4 | 1.2 |
| 22 | DENMARK | -3.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| 23 | FINLAND | -3.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -0.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 24 | BOLIVIA | -1.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | -0.5 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| 25 | MONTENEGRO | -2.1 | -2.7 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 26 | ESTONIA | -3.6 | -1.0 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 27 | AUSTRIA | -2.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| 28 | PORTUGAL | -1.9 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
| 29 | BELARUS | -2.3 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 30 | NICARAGUA | -1.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| 31 | BENIN | -0.3 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 32 | COSTA RICA | -1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.2 |
| 33 | UKRAINE | -2.9 | -1.5 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| 34 | REP CONGO | -1.3 | -1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| 35 | BOSNIA | -1.5 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| 36 | HONDURAS | -1.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| 37 | POLAND | -2.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| 38 | ROMANIA | -3.1 | -1.6 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 39 | ECUADOR | -0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
| 40 | TOGO | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 41 | PARAGUAY | -1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.7 |
| 42 | MOZAMBIQUE | 0.0 | -1.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -1.7 | -0.9 |
| 43 | GABON | -0.5 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| 44 | BURUNDI | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| 45 | NORWAY | -3.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -1.0 |
| 46 | BRAZIL | -0.7 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| 47 | BULGARIA | -2.3 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| 48 | CUBA | -0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -1.3 |
| 49 | SERBIA | -2.4 | -1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| 50 | GUINEA BISSAU | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.7 | -1.1 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| 51 | ITALY | -1.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -1.3 | -2.0 | -2.1 |
| 52 | NEW CALEDONIA | -1.7 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -2.2 |
| 53 | IVORY COAST | -0.2 | -1.1 | -1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
| 54 | SURINAME | -1.3 | -1.6 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
| 55 | GREENLAND | -2.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -2.5 |
| 56 | CHILE | -2.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -0.5 | -4.3 | -2.6 |
| 57 | SENEGAL | -1.1 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| 58 | HAITI | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -2.7 |
| 59 | CENT AFR REP | 0.3 | -1.9 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -2.7 |
| 60 | RWANDA | 0.0 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -2.8 |
| 61 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -0.2 | 0.4 | -3.7 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -2.8 |
| 62 | PUERTO RICO | -3.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 1.9 | -2.8 |
| 63 | NEPAL | -0.1 | -1.3 | 1.6 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -2.8 |
| 64 | ALBANIA | -2.8 | -1.1 | 4.2 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -2.9 |
| 65 | MAURITIUS | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -3.1 |
| 66 | UGANDA | -0.4 | -1.7 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.1 |
| 67 | TURKMENISTAN | -0.5 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.0 | -3.3 |
| 68 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.4 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -3.4 |
| 69 | CANADA | -3.5 | 0.1 | 4.1 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -3.4 |
| 70 | GEORGIA | -2.2 | -1.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -3.4 |
| 71 | SINGAPORE | -0.7 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -3.5 |
| 72 | CAPE VERDE | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -3.5 |
| 73 | DJIBOUTI | -0.9 | -1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -2.3 | -3.5 |
| 74 | ISRAEL | -2.1 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -1 | -0.7 | -3.5 |
| 75 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -3.5 |
| 76 | JAPAN | -1.3 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -3.6 |
| 77 | ANGOLA | -1.0 | -1.8 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -3.6 |
| 78 | PANAMA | -1.4 | 0.9 | -3.0 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -3.7 |
| 79 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -1.4 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -3.8 |
| 80 | PERU | -0.6 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -2.2 | -3.9 |
| 81 | CYPRUS | -2.8 | -1.6 | 3.3 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -3.9 |
| 82 | BAHAMAS | -1.9 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -4.0 |
| 83 | BURKINA FASO | 0.0 | -1.9 | -2.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -4.1 |
| 84 | SWITZERLAND | -3.0 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -4.1 |
| 85 | URUGUAY | -2.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -2.2 | -0.9 | -4.2 |
| 86 | NAMIBIA | -1.3 | -2.7 | 2.4 | -0.2 | -2.4 | -4.3 |
| 87 | SOUTH AFRICA | -2.3 | -2.8 | 4.8 | -0.5 | -3.4 | -4.3 |
| 88 | BANGLADESH | -0.7 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -1 | 0.9 | -4.3 |
| 89 | CAMEROON | -0.8 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -4.4 |
| 90 | DEM REP CONGO | -1.3 | -2.1 | -1.8 | 0 | 0.7 | -4.5 |
| 91 | BELIZE | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -4.5 |
| 92 | MALI | -0.2 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -4.5 |
| 93 | GUINEA | -0.7 | -1.3 | -3.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -4.6 |
| 94 | GREECE | -2.8 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -2.8 | -4.8 |
| 95 | MADAGASCAR | -0.6 | -2.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -3.1 | -4.8 |
| 96 | ETHIOPIA | -0.4 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.1 | -4.8 |
| 97 | GHANA | -1.7 | -2.1 | -1.3 | 0 | 0.2 | -4.9 |
| 98 | JAMAICA | -2.4 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -4.9 |
| 99 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -3.2 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -4.9 |
| 100 | CAMBODIA | -1.0 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -1 | -1.1 | -4.9 |
| 101 | GAMBIA | -0.9 | -1.3 | -3.0 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -5.0 |
| 102 | LIBERIA | -1.3 | -2.4 | -2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -5.0 |
| 103 | ICELAND | -4.2 | -2.0 | 5.8 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -5.0 |
| 104 | ARMENIA | -2.4 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -5.1 |
| 105 | NORTH KOREA | -1.4 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -5.2 |
| 106 | ZAMBIA | -1.5 | -3.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -5.2 |
| 107 | EL SALVADOR | -1.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -1 | -2.5 | -5.2 |
| 108 | SIERRA LEONE | 0.0 | -1.7 | -4.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -5.3 |
| 109 | FIJI | -2.1 | -2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 | -5.3 |
| 110 | ARGENTINA | -2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -4.4 | -5.4 |
| 111 | MEXICO | -1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -2.2 | -6.1 | -5.4 |
| 112 | MONGOLIA | -1.4 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -3.8 | -5.6 |
| 113 | BHUTAN | -1.3 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -2.0 | -5.6 |
| 114 | NIGER | -0.2 | -1.1 | -2.1 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -5.6 |
| 115 | TANZANIA | -0.2 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -5.7 |
| 116 | GUATEMALA | -0.8 | 0.5 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -2.7 | -5.9 |
| 117 | EAST TIMOR | -1.1 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -3.1 | -6.0 |
| 118 | ALGERIA | -2.7 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -6.0 |
| 119 | GUYANA | -1.4 | -1.8 | -2.2 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -6.0 |
| 120 | AUSTRALIA | -4.1 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -1.5 | -5.4 | -6.2 |
| 121 | RUSSIA | -2.4 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -6.3 |
| 122 | VANUATU | -1.9 | -3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -6.4 |
| 123 | LESOTHO | -0.2 | -3.0 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -6.6 |
| 124 | SOUTH SUDAN | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -2.2 | -1.6 | -6.9 |
| 125 | BOTSWANA | -2.1 | -2.6 | -0.2 | 0 | -2.1 | -7.0 |
| 126 | PHILIPPINES | -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -2.9 | -7.1 |
| 127 | LAOS | -0.8 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -1 | -2.0 | -7.2 |
| 128 | TUNISIA | -2.9 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -1 | -2.3 | -7.2 |
| 129 | ERITREA | -0.7 | -1.9 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -3.8 | -7.2 |
| 130 | MALAWI | -1.1 | -2.1 | -2.8 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -7.3 |
| 131 | SRI LANKA | -0.5 | -1.7 | -3.2 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -7.3 |
| 132 | NIGERIA | -1.2 | -1.9 | -3.2 | -1 | -0.4 | -7.7 |
| 133 | SUDAN | 0.0 | -1.0 | -3.3 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -7.7 |
| 134 | KAZAKHSTAN | -0.8 | -1.6 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -7.7 |
| 135 | KENYA | -1.1 | -2.2 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -2.4 | -7.8 |
| 136 | KYRGYZSTAN | -0.7 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -3.5 | -7.9 |
| 137 | THAILAND | -0.8 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -8.0 |
| 138 | MAURITANIA | -0.7 | -1.2 | -4.0 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -8.0 |
| 139 | VIETNAM | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -3.0 | -8.3 |
| 140 | TAIWAN | -1.5 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -8.4 |
| 141 | CHAD | -1.1 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -8.5 |
| 142 | UZBEKISTAN | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -2.8 | -8.5 |
| 143 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | -1.9 | -3.3 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -2.3 | -8.6 |
| 144 | BRUNEI | -2.0 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -3.4 | -0.1 | -8.6 |
| 145 | SAMOA | -2.6 | -3.3 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -8.6 |
| 146 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.8 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -3.2 | -8.7 |
| 147 | CHINA | -1.8 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -4.3 | -8.7 |
| 148 | QATAR | -2.1 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -0.6 | -8.9 |
| 149 | LEBANON | -2.6 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -8.9 |
| 150 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -1.9 | -2.9 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -2.9 | -9.1 |
| 151 | MYANMAR | -0.4 | -1.3 | -3.8 | -1.4 | -2.2 | -9.1 |
| 152 | AZERBAIJAN | -2.1 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -9.2 |
| 153 | SOMALIA | -1.1 | -1.7 | -3.0 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -9.2 |
| 154 | BAHRAIN | -2.7 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -9.3 |
| 155 | NEW ZEALAND | -4.9 | -1.6 | 5.0 | -3.1 | -4.7 | -9.4 |
| 156 | MALAYSIA | -1.0 | -1.7 | -3.4 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -9.5 |
| 157 | INDIA | -1.1 | -1.4 | -4.2 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -9.7 |
| 158 | LIBYA | -3.5 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -1 | -1.8 | -10.2 |
| 159 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -2.8 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -10.3 |
| 160 | ESWATINI | -1.9 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -10.5 |
| 161 | ZIMBABWE | -1.0 | -2.5 | -3.8 | -1 | -2.3 | -10.6 |
| 162 | MOROCCO | -2.7 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -3.1 | -10.6 |
| 163 | KUWAIT | -2.9 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -10.9 |
| 164 | AFGHANISTAN | -2.8 | -1.6 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -3.3 | -11.1 |
| 165 | INDONESIA | -1.5 | -1.7 | -4.4 | -1 | -2.5 | -11.1 |
| 166 | OMAN | -3.2 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -2 | -3.0 | -11.2 |
| 167 | JORDAN | -3.7 | -1.6 | -4.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -11.3 |
| 168 | SYRIA | -3.4 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -1.5 | -2.2 | -12.0 |
| 169 | TURKEY | -3.3 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -4.3 | -12.1 |
| 170 | PAKISTAN | -1.2 | -2.1 | -4.5 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -12.3 |
| 171 | PALESTINE | -3.4 | -1.6 | -5.8 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -12.3 |
| 172 | IRAN | -2.7 | -1.3 | -3.7 | -1.6 | -3.6 | -12.9 |
| 173 | EGYPT | -3.6 | -1.6 | -4.8 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -13.1 |
| 174 | SAUDI ARABIA | -3.2 | -1.4 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -2.5 | -13.2 |
| 175 | YEMEN | -2.1 | -2.8 | -4.5 | -1 | -2.9 | -13.3 |
| 176 | IRAQ | -3.6 | -1.8 | -5.6 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -14.2 |