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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | MOLDOVA | -3.1 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 2 | GREENLAND | 0.6 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | -1.2 | 3.7 |
| 3 | CENT AFR REP | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 4 | NIGER | -0.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | TURKMENISTAN | -1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| 6 | BURUNDI | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | -1.3 | 1.2 |
| 7 | LITHUANIA | -4.2 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| 8 | MALI | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 9 | PARAGUAY | -1.2 | -0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 0.9 |
| 10 | KYRGYZSTAN | -0.5 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 11 | BURKINA FASO | -1.3 | -0.1 | -1.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 12 | FRENCH GUIANA | -1.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
| 13 | GABON | -1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 0.5 |
| 14 | LATVIA | -4.6 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 15 | BENIN | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -1.8 | 0.4 |
| 16 | MONGOLIA | -1.3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| 17 | UGANDA | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -1.5 | -0.2 |
| 18 | CAMBODIA | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 2.3 | -1.6 | -0.3 |
| 19 | CHAD | -2 | 0.2 | -1.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| 20 | RWANDA | -1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -0.4 |
| 21 | TOGO | -1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -1.2 | -0.5 |
| 22 | HAITI | -1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -3.0 | -0.7 |
| 23 | VANUATU | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -3.5 | -0.8 |
| 24 | REP CONGO | -1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.9 |
| 25 | BOTSWANA | -1.6 | -0.6 | -1.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| 26 | NEPAL | -0.8 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -2.7 | -1.1 |
| 27 | BHUTAN | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -2.4 | -1.4 |
| 28 | SENEGAL | -2.1 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -1.5 |
| 29 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -1.5 |
| 30 | BOLIVIA | -0.8 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | -2.0 | -1.5 |
| 31 | MOZAMBIQUE | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -2.7 | -1.6 |
| 32 | NEW CALEDONIA | -1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -3.3 | -1.6 |
| 33 | DJIBOUTI | -2.2 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -1.6 | -1.7 |
| 34 | LESOTHO | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 2.7 | -1.8 | -1.8 |
| 35 | MADAGASCAR | 0.2 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -3.8 | -1.9 |
| 36 | IVORY COAST | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -2.0 |
| 37 | BANGLADESH | -0.4 | -1.9 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
| 38 | FIJI | 0.2 | -1.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -2.7 | -2.1 |
| 39 | BOSNIA | -3.6 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -1.7 | -2.2 |
| 40 | BRUNEI | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -2.6 | -2.2 |
| 41 | EAST TIMOR | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 2.6 | -3.0 | -2.3 |
| 42 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.9 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 2.0 | -3.5 | -2.4 |
| 43 | CAMEROON | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -2.5 |
| 44 | ETHIOPIA | -1.1 | -1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -2.4 | -2.5 |
| 45 | GUINEA | -2.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.9 | -1.6 | -2.6 |
| 46 | MAURITANIA | -1.7 | 0.1 | -2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -2.6 |
| 47 | GUINEA BISSAU | -1.6 | -0.7 | -1.8 | 2.0 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| 48 | SOUTH SUDAN | -0.3 | -0.9 | -2.3 | 1.9 | -1.0 | -2.6 |
| 49 | SAMOA | 0 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -3.4 | -2.6 |
| 50 | NAMIBIA | -2.2 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -2.8 |
| 51 | UZBEKISTAN | -0.5 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -2.8 |
| 52 | SOMALIA | -2.2 | -1 | -1.1 | 2.7 | -1.2 | -2.8 |
| 53 | LAOS | 0 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 1.6 | -2.4 | -2.9 |
| 54 | LIBERIA | -0.9 | -0.5 | -2.0 | 2.0 | -1.7 | -3.1 |
| 55 | MONTENEGRO | -4.1 | -0.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | -3.1 | -3.1 |
| 56 | BELARUS | -4.2 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -3.3 |
| 57 | DEM REP CONGO | -1.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -2.3 | -3.4 |
| 58 | SERBIA | -4.5 | -2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -3.4 |
| 59 | EL SALVADOR | -1.8 | -1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -4.1 | -3.5 |
| 60 | ESTONIA | -5.3 | -1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -3.5 |
| 61 | ZAMBIA | -2 | -1.2 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -1.8 | -3.5 |
| 62 | ESWATINI | -2 | 0 | -1.7 | 2.4 | -2.2 | -3.5 |
| 63 | CAPE VERDE | -1.4 | -1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -2.7 | -3.5 |
| 64 | TAJIKISTAN | -3.7 | -1.1 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -3.5 |
| 65 | REUNION | -2.1 | 0.3 | -0.0 | 1.4 | -3.1 | -3.5 |
| 66 | UKRAINE | -4.4 | -2.1 | 2.8 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -3.6 |
| 67 | SUDAN | -1.4 | -1 | -2.4 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -3.7 |
| 68 | AFGHANISTAN | -4 | -1.1 | -0.0 | 2.5 | -1.1 | -3.7 |
| 69 | LUXEMBOURG | -4.6 | -1.4 | -1.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | -3.8 |
| 70 | GAMBIA | -2.2 | -1 | -2.1 | 2.2 | -0.7 | -3.8 |
| 71 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -4.8 | -0.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -1.8 | -3.8 |
| 72 | NIGERIA | -0.6 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -3.9 |
| 73 | PAKISTAN | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -3.9 |
| 74 | ANGOLA | -1 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -3.1 | -3.9 |
| 75 | ALGERIA | -3.6 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -4.0 |
| 76 | PHILIPPINES | -0.9 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -3.7 | -4.0 |
| 77 | KUWAIT | -0.2 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -4.1 |
| 78 | HONDURAS | -1.8 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -4.3 | -4.1 |
| 79 | CZECHIA | -4.5 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -4.2 |
| 80 | HUNGARY | -5.2 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -4.3 |
| 81 | ERITREA | -1.4 | -0.9 | -1.0 | 1.3 | -2.6 | -4.6 |
| 82 | SAUDI ARABIA | 1.4 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -1.2 | -4.6 |
| 83 | ZIMBABWE | -1.3 | -0.3 | -3.2 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -4.7 |
| 84 | MAURITIUS | -2.7 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 2.1 | -2.1 | -4.7 |
| 85 | POLAND | -4.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -4.8 |
| 86 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -1.5 | 0.1 | -2.9 | 1.8 | -2.3 | -4.8 |
| 87 | TANZANIA | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 0.6 | -3.4 | -5.0 |
| 88 | SURINAME | -2.4 | -1.8 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -5.0 |
| 89 | GUATEMALA | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -5.3 | -5.1 |
| 90 | ARMENIA | -3.9 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -5.1 |
| 91 | GHANA | -1.9 | -1.4 | -1.7 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -5.1 |
| 92 | MALAWI | -1.2 | -0.9 | -2.1 | 1.6 | -2.7 | -5.2 |
| 93 | SLOVAKIA | -5.2 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | -0.8 | -5.3 |
| 94 | LIBYA | -3.6 | -1.3 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -5.3 |
| 95 | INDIA | 0 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -2.9 | -5.5 |
| 96 | NICARAGUA | -1.9 | -1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -4.2 | -5.5 |
| 97 | CROATIA | -4.7 | -1.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | -2.6 | -5.8 |
| 98 | GUYANA | -2.2 | -0.3 | -3.2 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -5.9 |
| 99 | ICELAND | -2.8 | -1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -5.9 |
| 100 | KENYA | -1.1 | -2.1 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -2.3 | -5.9 |
| 101 | OMAN | -0.1 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -6.0 |
| 102 | NORTH KOREA | -0.8 | -1.5 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -6.0 |
| 103 | ROMANIA | -5 | -1.5 | 1.8 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -6.2 |
| 104 | ECUADOR | -1.4 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -4.0 | -6.4 |
| 105 | SIERRA LEONE | -1.4 | -1.1 | -3.1 | 1.7 | -2.6 | -6.5 |
| 106 | IRAQ | -3.5 | -1.8 | -2.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -6.5 |
| 107 | SRI LANKA | -0.8 | -1.5 | -2.8 | 1.7 | -3.1 | -6.5 |
| 108 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 0 | -1.3 | -2.6 | 1.5 | -4.2 | -6.6 |
| 109 | BAHRAIN | -0.5 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -6.7 |
| 110 | CUBA | -1.4 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -2.7 | -6.9 |
| 111 | TUNISIA | -4 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -2.2 | -6.9 |
| 112 | BELIZE | -1.9 | -1.6 | -2.1 | 1.7 | -3.0 | -6.9 |
| 113 | SOUTH AFRICA | -2.9 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -3.5 | -7.0 |
| 114 | PALESTINE | -3.5 | -1.5 | -3.4 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -7.1 |
| 115 | IRELAND | -2.6 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -7.2 |
| 116 | CYPRUS | -3.7 | -2 | 2.4 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -7.3 |
| 117 | VIETNAM | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -4.4 | -7.3 |
| 118 | SLOVENIA | -4.3 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -2.8 | -7.3 |
| 119 | BELGIUM | -5.2 | -1.5 | 0.7 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -7.4 |
| 120 | LEBANON | -3.2 | -0.8 | -0.0 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -7.5 |
| 121 | COLOMBIA | -1.9 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -3.9 | -7.5 |
| 122 | ALBANIA | -4.3 | -1.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -4.0 | -7.6 |
| 123 | SYRIA | -3.9 | -0.7 | -2.6 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -7.7 |
| 124 | PERU | -1.2 | -1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -4.0 | -7.7 |
| 125 | SWITZERLAND | -4.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.1 | -7.8 |
| 126 | QATAR | -0.9 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -0.6 | -7.9 |
| 127 | JORDAN | -4.1 | -1.9 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -8.0 |
| 128 | FINLAND | -4.4 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -3.1 | 0.8 | -8.1 |
| 129 | DENMARK | -5.1 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -2.1 | 0.4 | -8.2 |
| 130 | AZERBAIJAN | -3.5 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -8.2 |
| 131 | THAILAND | -1.4 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -8.2 |
| 132 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.5 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -4.4 | -8.3 |
| 133 | COSTA RICA | -2.6 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4.5 | -8.3 |
| 134 | BAHAMAS | -1.3 | -2.5 | -2.6 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -8.3 |
| 135 | MOROCCO | -3.8 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -3.3 | -8.4 |
| 136 | INDONESIA | -0.8 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -0.2 | -4.2 | -8.6 |
| 137 | NETHERLANDS | -4.8 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -3.4 | 0.5 | -8.6 |
| 138 | AUSTRIA | -4.4 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -2.2 | -8.6 |
| 139 | MYANMAR | -0.2 | -1.5 | -3.8 | 0.3 | -3.4 | -8.6 |
| 140 | EGYPT | -4 | -1.7 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -8.7 |
| 141 | VENEZUELA | -2.8 | -1.5 | 1.7 | -2.2 | -3.9 | -8.7 |
| 142 | PANAMA | -1.8 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -3.9 | -8.9 |
| 143 | URUGUAY | -3.9 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -9.0 |
| 144 | SWEDEN | -4.1 | -1.4 | 0.7 | -3.2 | -1.1 | -9.1 |
| 145 | CANADA | -2.2 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -3.8 | -1.9 | -9.2 |
| 146 | YEMEN | -4.5 | -0.9 | -3.4 | 1.8 | -2.2 | -9.2 |
| 147 | RUSSIA | -4.9 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -9.3 |
| 148 | NORWAY | -3.7 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -3.5 | -9.7 |
| 149 | SINGAPORE | -0.9 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -3.4 | -1.9 | -9.7 |
| 150 | BULGARIA | -5.1 | -2 | 1.3 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -10.0 |
| 151 | FRANCE | -5.9 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -3.0 | -10.0 |
| 152 | JAMAICA | -1.3 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -4.0 | -10.0 |
| 153 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -2.5 | -3.1 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -10.3 |
| 154 | IRAN | -3.8 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -2.9 | -10.3 |
| 155 | GERMANY | -4.6 | -0.7 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -10.4 |
| 156 | CHINA | -1.2 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -1.9 | -4.1 | -10.5 |
| 157 | BRAZIL | -2.1 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -3.1 | -10.5 |
| 158 | NEW ZEALAND | -0.2 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -2.8 | -5.0 | -10.6 |
| 159 | GEORGIA | -3.2 | -1.9 | 0.9 | -2.0 | -4.4 | -10.7 |
| 160 | GREECE | -3.9 | -1.9 | 1.5 | -1.8 | -4.7 | -10.8 |
| 161 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.7 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -2.8 | -4.4 | -10.9 |
| 162 | MEXICO | -1.2 | -1.8 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -7.0 | -11.0 |
| 163 | ISRAEL | -4.6 | -2.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -11.2 |
| 164 | TURKEY | -3.4 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -2.7 | -5.0 | -11.4 |
| 165 | GREAT BRITAIN | -5.6 | -2.7 | 0.2 | -2.5 | -0.8 | -11.5 |
| 166 | PUERTO RICO | -5.5 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -3.0 | -11.8 |
| 167 | PORTUGAL | -4.9 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -1.8 | -4.4 | -11.9 |
| 168 | MALAYSIA | -0.4 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -4.3 | -12.1 |
| 169 | ITALY | -5.2 | -2 | 1.6 | -1.8 | -4.8 | -12.2 |
| 170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -2.7 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -4.7 | -1.0 | -12.3 |
| 171 | SPAIN | -4.9 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -3.0 | -4.5 | -12.4 |
| 172 | ARGENTINA | -4 | -2.3 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -3.1 | -12.5 |
| 173 | TAIWAN | -1.6 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -2.1 | -4.7 | -12.6 |
| 174 | JAPAN | -2.4 | -2.1 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -5.4 | -13.0 |
| 175 | AUSTRALIA | -4.4 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -2.8 | -2.6 | -13.2 |
| 176 | CHILE | -1.9 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -4.2 | -5.2 | -13.7 |