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| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | CENT AFR REP | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 14.0 |
| 2 | MALI | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 13.4 |
| 3 | BURKINA FASO | 1.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 10.0 |
| 4 | ESWATINI | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| 5 | TOGO | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 6 | FRENCH GUIANA | 0.1 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 7 | NIGER | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 6.9 |
| 8 | GUINEA | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 9 | MAURITANIA | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 10 | PARAGUAY | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| 11 | SENEGAL | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 12 | GABON | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| 13 | SUDAN | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| 14 | CHAD | -0.1 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 15 | BOTSWANA | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| 16 | IVORY COAST | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 17 | NAMIBIA | 1.3 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 5.2 |
| 18 | LESOTHO | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| 19 | REP CONGO | -0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| 20 | AFGHANISTAN | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 21 | UGANDA | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| 22 | LAOS | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 23 | BENIN | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 24 | HAITI | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 3.9 |
| 25 | GUYANA | 1.6 | 1.9 | -2.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 26 | BURUNDI | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 27 | SOUTH SUDAN | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| 28 | ZAMBIA | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 29 | ZIMBABWE | 1.2 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 30 | SOMALIA | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 31 | ETHIOPIA | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 32 | GAMBIA | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 33 | RWANDA | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 34 | MADAGASCAR | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| 35 | SYRIA | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 36 | DEM REP CONGO | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 37 | LIBERIA | 1.1 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 38 | CAMEROON | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 39 | MOZAMBIQUE | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 40 | MALAWI | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 41 | VANUATU | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 0.6 |
| 42 | NIGERIA | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 43 | IRAQ | 0.9 | -1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 44 | NEPAL | 1.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 45 | BOSNIA | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 46 | GUATEMALA | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | -1.8 | -0.0 |
| 47 | ALGERIA | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| 48 | BANGLADESH | 1.0 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| 49 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 50 | EL SALVADOR | 0.0 | -0.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| 51 | CAMBODIA | 0.4 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 52 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 53 | LIBYA | 1.0 | -1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| 54 | LEBANON | 0.8 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| 55 | MOLDOVA | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| 56 | BHUTAN | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| 57 | GHANA | 0.2 | -1.2 | -0.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| 58 | YEMEN | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| 59 | DJIBOUTI | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
| 60 | PAKISTAN | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| 61 | PALESTINE | 1.1 | -1.9 | -0.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| 62 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| 63 | BOLIVIA | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| 64 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 65 | TUNISIA | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| 66 | ERITREA | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -0.9 | -1.7 |
| 67 | SIERRA LEONE | 1.2 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| 68 | NEW CALEDONIA | 0.7 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| 69 | TAJIKISTAN | 0.9 | -0.5 | -1.5 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -1.8 |
| 70 | SAMOA | 1.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -1.0 | -1.8 |
| 71 | MONTENEGRO | 0.6 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| 72 | JORDAN | 0.7 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| 73 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| 74 | TANZANIA | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -0.6 | -2.2 |
| 75 | ANGOLA | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 | -2.4 |
| 76 | SURINAME | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -2.4 |
| 77 | EGYPT | 0.9 | -1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -2.5 |
| 78 | BRUNEI | 1.0 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2.5 |
| 79 | SERBIA | 0.4 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -2.5 |
| 80 | ALBANIA | -0.1 | -2.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 | -2.6 |
| 81 | REUNION | -0.7 | 2.0 | -1.8 | 2.5 | -0.4 | -2.8 |
| 82 | HONDURAS | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -1.3 | -2.8 |
| 83 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.1 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -1.7 | -2.8 |
| 84 | BAHAMAS | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | -2.8 |
| 85 | MOROCCO | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -2.9 |
| 86 | FIJI | 1.8 | -0.9 | -1.7 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -2.9 |
| 87 | PHILIPPINES | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -3.0 |
| 88 | IRAN | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -3.1 |
| 89 | SAUDI ARABIA | 1.0 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -3.1 |
| 90 | JAMAICA | 1.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -0.9 | -3.1 |
| 91 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.9 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 2.6 | -1.0 | -3.1 |
| 92 | GREENLAND | 1.8 | 1.6 | -1.9 | 2.6 | -3.0 | -3.2 |
| 93 | MYANMAR | 1.4 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
| 94 | KENYA | 0.5 | -1.6 | -1.1 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -3.3 |
| 95 | BELIZE | 1.1 | -1.3 | -1.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | -3.3 |
| 96 | MONGOLIA | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -3.3 |
| 97 | NICARAGUA | 0.4 | -1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -3.4 |
| 98 | EAST TIMOR | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 3.0 | -0.9 | -3.6 |
| 99 | PERU | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -1.5 | -3.6 |
| 100 | INDIA | 0.8 | -1.7 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -3.7 |
| 101 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.9 | -1.2 | -1.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -3.7 |
| 102 | VENEZUELA | -0.3 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -3.9 |
| 103 | KUWAIT | 0.6 | -1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -3.9 |
| 104 | SRI LANKA | 1.0 | -1.1 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -0.4 | -4.1 |
| 105 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -4.5 |
| 106 | SOUTH AFRICA | 1.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -4.5 |
| 107 | CAPE VERDE | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 2.3 | -1.2 | -4.5 |
| 108 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -4.5 |
| 109 | PANAMA | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -4.5 |
| 110 | INDONESIA | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -4.6 |
| 111 | VIETNAM | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -4.7 |
| 112 | LITHUANIA | -0.7 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -4.9 |
| 113 | ARMENIA | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -4.9 |
| 114 | ECUADOR | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -4.9 |
| 115 | UKRAINE | 0.5 | -1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -5.0 |
| 116 | BELARUS | 0.2 | -1.4 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -5.1 |
| 117 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 0.5 | -1.3 | -1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -5.3 |
| 118 | ROMANIA | 0.8 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -5.3 |
| 119 | CZECHIA | -0.2 | -2.3 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -5.3 |
| 120 | CUBA | -0.3 | -1.4 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -5.4 |
| 121 | MAURITIUS | -0.5 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -5.4 |
| 122 | BRAZIL | 0.5 | -1.2 | -1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -5.5 |
| 123 | GEORGIA | 1.3 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -5.5 |
| 124 | CROATIA | 0.0 | -2.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -5.6 |
| 125 | AZERBAIJAN | 0.6 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -5.6 |
| 126 | OMAN | 0.0 | -2.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -5.6 |
| 127 | LATVIA | -0.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -5.6 |
| 128 | SLOVAKIA | -0.4 | -2.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -5.7 |
| 129 | THAILAND | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -5.7 |
| 130 | CYPRUS | -0.4 | -2.4 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -5.8 |
| 131 | COLOMBIA | 0.2 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -6.0 |
| 132 | URUGUAY | 0.0 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -1.2 | 3.3 | -6.1 |
| 133 | BAHRAIN | 0.7 | -2.9 | -0.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -6.4 |
| 134 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2.8 | 0.0 | -6.5 |
| 135 | TURKEY | 1.0 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -6.5 |
| 136 | NORTH KOREA | -0.1 | -1.3 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -2.5 | -6.6 |
| 137 | HUNGARY | -0.4 | -2.3 | -1.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -6.7 |
| 138 | GREECE | 1.1 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -6.7 |
| 139 | BULGARIA | -0.2 | -2.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -6.8 |
| 140 | COSTA RICA | -0.2 | -2.1 | -1.6 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -6.8 |
| 141 | PUERTO RICO | -0.4 | -1.0 | -2.7 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -6.9 |
| 142 | ISRAEL | -0.5 | -3.4 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -6.9 |
| 143 | QATAR | -1.0 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -7.0 |
| 144 | POLAND | -0.3 | -2.5 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -7.1 |
| 145 | MALAYSIA | 0.6 | -2.1 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -1.6 | -7.2 |
| 146 | MEXICO | 1.3 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -3.6 | -7.3 |
| 147 | ARGENTINA | 0.7 | -2.9 | -1.7 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -7.3 |
| 148 | RUSSIA | -0.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -1.6 | -3.5 | -7.3 |
| 149 | CHINA | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -2.6 | -7.3 |
| 150 | ESTONIA | -0.2 | -2.1 | -2.2 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -7.4 |
| 151 | FRANCE | -0.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -0.9 | -7.7 |
| 152 | SLOVENIA | -0.4 | -2.1 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -7.8 |
| 153 | ICELAND | -0.9 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -7.9 |
| 154 | PORTUGAL | -1.0 | -2.3 | -1.7 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -7.9 |
| 155 | LUXEMBOURG | -2.8 | -2.9 | -3.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | -8.0 |
| 156 | JAPAN | -0.4 | -1.9 | 0.9 | -2.4 | -2.7 | -8.1 |
| 157 | ITALY | -0.9 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -8.5 |
| 158 | GREAT BRITAIN | 0.0 | -3.0 | -1.3 | -2.6 | 0.2 | -8.5 |
| 159 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.3 | -2.1 | 0.7 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -8.9 |
| 160 | BELGIUM | -1.5 | -2.8 | -1.9 | -1.9 | 1.4 | -9.0 |
| 161 | DENMARK | -1.3 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -9.1 |
| 162 | IRELAND | -1.3 | -2.0 | -2.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -9.1 |
| 163 | CHILE | 0.3 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -9.2 |
| 164 | FINLAND | -0.2 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -1.0 | -9.5 |
| 165 | TAIWAN | -0.6 | -1.3 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -9.6 |
| 166 | AUSTRIA | -1.7 | -2.7 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -9.6 |
| 167 | SINGAPORE | -1.6 | -2.4 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -9.8 |
| 168 | SWEDEN | -1.1 | -0.8 | -2.1 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -10.1 |
| 169 | NORWAY | -1.0 | -0.6 | -2.6 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -10.1 |
| 170 | SWITZERLAND | -3.0 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -10.3 |
| 171 | SPAIN | -0.8 | -2.9 | -2.2 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -10.6 |
| 172 | NEW ZEALAND | -1.5 | -2.6 | -3.0 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -11.8 |
| 173 | AUSTRALIA | -2.6 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -12.5 |
| 174 | NETHERLANDS | -2.4 | -2.2 | -3.5 | -3.2 | 0.4 | -12.5 |
| 175 | GERMANY | -2.5 | -2.0 | -3.3 | -3.1 | -0.2 | -12.9 |
| 176 | CANADA | -2.0 | -3.4 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -4.3 | -13.3 |