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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | BELGIUM | -0.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 8.0 |
| 2 | LITHUANIA | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 3 | LUXEMBOURG | -1.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 7.6 |
| 4 | LATVIA | -1.3 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 5 | SLOVENIA | -1.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 6 | NETHERLANDS | -1.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 6.4 |
| 7 | FRENCH GUIANA | -1.5 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| 8 | IRELAND | -0.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| 9 | MOLDOVA | -0.7 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 10 | CZECHIA | -0.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 11 | FRANCE | -0.6 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| 12 | REUNION | -1.7 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 13 | GERMANY | -0.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| 14 | CROATIA | -0.3 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 15 | SLOVAKIA | -0.1 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 3.8 |
| 16 | HUNGARY | -0.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 17 | ESTONIA | -1.3 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 18 | BOSNIA | 0.0 | -2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 19 | GREAT BRITAIN | -2.1 | -2 | 4.9 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 20 | NEW CALEDONIA | -1.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | -2.0 | 2.4 |
| 21 | POLAND | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 22 | SWEDEN | -2.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| 23 | SERBIA | -0.8 | -1.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 24 | COSTA RICA | -0.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 1.6 |
| 25 | DENMARK | -2.1 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 26 | MONTENEGRO | -1.7 | -2.5 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 27 | PORTUGAL | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -0.3 | -2.4 | 1.5 |
| 28 | SPAIN | -0.7 | 0.8 | 5.9 | -1.7 | -3.1 | 1.2 |
| 29 | BOLIVIA | -0.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | -2.2 | 1.1 |
| 30 | ECUADOR | -0.8 | 0.2 | 3.3 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 1.1 |
| 31 | HONDURAS | -1.7 | -0.4 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 1.1 |
| 32 | COLOMBIA | -0.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 | -1.0 | -1.6 | 1.1 |
| 33 | BURUNDI | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 34 | PUERTO RICO | -0.7 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| 35 | AUSTRIA | -0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| 36 | ICELAND | -2.4 | -1.1 | 5.8 | -0.1 | -1.5 | 0.7 |
| 37 | REP CONGO | -2.5 | -1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 38 | BENIN | -1.9 | -0.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 0.4 |
| 39 | NICARAGUA | -1.3 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -0.2 |
| 40 | PARAGUAY | -1.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | -2.7 | -0.2 |
| 41 | GABON | -2.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| 42 | HAITI | -1.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 |
| 43 | FINLAND | -1.8 | -0.6 | 3.3 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 44 | ALBANIA | -1.3 | -2.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -0.6 |
| 45 | GREENLAND | -2.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | -3.1 | -0.7 |
| 46 | VENEZUELA | -0.7 | -0.3 | 4.8 | -3.0 | -1.5 | -0.7 |
| 47 | BAHAMAS | -2.2 | -1.2 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| 48 | MAURITIUS | -2.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| 49 | BULGARIA | -0.9 | -1.6 | 2.2 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| 50 | NORWAY | -2.7 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -1.5 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| 51 | BRAZIL | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
| 52 | CAPE VERDE | -1.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -2.6 | -1.2 |
| 53 | GUINEA BISSAU | -1.8 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| 54 | UKRAINE | -0.8 | -1.7 | 3.4 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| 55 | ROMANIA | -0.9 | -1.5 | 3.2 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 56 | BELARUS | -0.6 | -1.4 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| 57 | ISRAEL | -1.5 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 58 | ITALY | -0.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -1.8 |
| 59 | SWITZERLAND | -1.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| 60 | CUBA | -0.1 | -1.4 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -1.9 |
| 61 | NEPAL | -1.7 | -0.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | -2.0 | -1.9 |
| 62 | RWANDA | -1.6 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -1.9 |
| 63 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -2.2 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -2.1 |
| 64 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -2.2 |
| 65 | TOGO | -2.3 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -2.2 |
| 66 | CYPRUS | -1.6 | -2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | -2.8 | -2.2 |
| 67 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -1.5 | -1.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.3 |
| 68 | URUGUAY | 0.3 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -2.3 |
| 69 | SENEGAL | -3.0 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -2.4 |
| 70 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| 71 | MOZAMBIQUE | -1.5 | -1.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | -2.7 | -2.4 |
| 72 | CENT AFR REP | -1.3 | -1.6 | -2.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| 73 | SURINAME | -2.5 | -2.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -2.7 |
| 74 | DEM REP CONGO | -2.5 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -2.7 |
| 75 | EAST TIMOR | -1.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -2.9 | -2.8 |
| 76 | DJIBOUTI | -2.8 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -3.0 | -2.9 |
| 77 | BANGLADESH | -2.0 | -2.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.9 |
| 78 | ALGERIA | -1.9 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -3.0 |
| 79 | CAMBODIA | -1.8 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -3.0 |
| 80 | PERU | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.5 | -3.0 |
| 81 | TURKMENISTAN | -1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -3.0 |
| 82 | UGANDA | -1.9 | -1.3 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -3.2 |
| 83 | CAMEROON | -2.3 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -3.2 |
| 84 | GUINEA | -2.6 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -3.4 |
| 85 | BELIZE | -2.1 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -3.5 |
| 86 | EL SALVADOR | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -2.8 | -3.7 |
| 87 | CHILE | -1.0 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -3.7 |
| 88 | VANUATU | -2.7 | -1.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -2.0 | -3.7 |
| 89 | PHILIPPINES | -1.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -2.8 | -3.8 |
| 90 | ANGOLA | -2.2 | -1.6 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -3.8 |
| 91 | IVORY COAST | -2.1 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -3.8 |
| 92 | GUYANA | -2.5 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -3.8 |
| 93 | FIJI | -2.0 | -1.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.8 | -3.9 |
| 94 | GEORGIA | -0.8 | -1.6 | 2.4 | -2.0 | -2.0 | -4.0 |
| 95 | SINGAPORE | -1.8 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -4.1 |
| 96 | GHANA | -3.2 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -4.1 |
| 97 | SOUTH AFRICA | -2.8 | -2.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 | -4.2 | -4.2 |
| 98 | ARMENIA | -1.1 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -2.6 | -4.2 |
| 99 | GREECE | -0.8 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -3.4 | -4.3 |
| 100 | JAMAICA | -2.7 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -4.3 |
| 101 | LESOTHO | -1.8 | -1.6 | -1.4 | 1.8 | -1.4 | -4.4 |
| 102 | SAMOA | -2.4 | -2.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -2.1 | -4.7 |
| 103 | BHUTAN | -2.7 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -4.7 |
| 104 | LIBERIA | -2.6 | -2.1 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -4.8 |
| 105 | MADAGASCAR | -1.9 | -1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -3.3 | -4.8 |
| 106 | NIGER | -1.9 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -2.7 | -4.9 |
| 107 | ZAMBIA | -3.1 | -2.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -5.0 |
| 108 | GUATEMALA | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -5.1 |
| 109 | MALI | -2.1 | -0.4 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -2.8 | -5.1 |
| 110 | NAMIBIA | -2.9 | -2.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -2.8 | -5.4 |
| 111 | TANZANIA | -1.7 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -5.4 |
| 112 | PANAMA | -1.3 | -0.1 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -5.4 |
| 113 | BAHRAIN | -1.8 | -1.3 | -2.0 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -5.5 |
| 114 | MEXICO | -1.0 | -0.4 | 3.1 | -0.5 | -6.7 | -5.5 |
| 115 | ARGENTINA | -0.8 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -0.8 | -5.6 | -5.5 |
| 116 | TUNISIA | -1.9 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -2.9 | -5.5 |
| 117 | BRUNEI | -2.4 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -5.6 |
| 118 | SIERRA LEONE | -2.1 | -1.2 | -3.4 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -5.6 |
| 119 | BURKINA FASO | -2.1 | -1.6 | -2.1 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -5.6 |
| 120 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.7 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -5.7 |
| 121 | SRI LANKA | -1.8 | -1.1 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -5.9 |
| 122 | GAMBIA | -2.8 | -1.5 | -2.0 | 1.5 | -1.1 | -5.9 |
| 123 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | -2.4 | -2.0 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -2.0 | -6.2 |
| 124 | ETHIOPIA | -2.1 | -1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -3.7 | -6.3 |
| 125 | MONGOLIA | -1.9 | -1.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | -5.1 | -6.3 |
| 126 | LIBYA | -2.2 | 0.1 | -2.4 | 0.4 | -2.3 | -6.4 |
| 127 | AUSTRALIA | -2.0 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -1.1 | -5.9 | -6.4 |
| 128 | CANADA | -0.8 | -1 | 3.3 | -3.2 | -4.7 | -6.4 |
| 129 | JAPAN | -1.6 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -6.5 |
| 130 | ERITREA | -2.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -4.0 | -6.5 |
| 131 | JORDAN | -2.3 | -1.3 | -3.1 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -6.5 |
| 132 | MALAWI | -2.3 | -1.3 | -2.0 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -6.7 |
| 133 | SOUTH SUDAN | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -2.0 | -6.7 |
| 134 | LAOS | -1.7 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -6.9 |
| 135 | PALESTINE | -1.8 | -0.9 | -4.7 | 2.1 | -1.6 | -6.9 |
| 136 | NEW ZEALAND | -2.7 | -2.2 | 4.0 | -1.8 | -4.4 | -7.2 |
| 137 | LEBANON | -1.4 | -2 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -1.9 | -7.3 |
| 138 | KUWAIT | -1.5 | -1.3 | -2.2 | -1.0 | -1.3 | -7.3 |
| 139 | TAIWAN | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -1.5 | -7.6 |
| 140 | BOTSWANA | -3.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -2.8 | -7.6 |
| 141 | MAURITANIA | -1.9 | -1 | -2.9 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -7.7 |
| 142 | NORTH KOREA | -2.1 | -1.3 | -3.3 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -7.9 |
| 143 | UZBEKISTAN | -1.7 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -3.4 | -7.9 |
| 144 | NIGERIA | -2.5 | -1.9 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -8.0 |
| 145 | SYRIA | -2.0 | -1.1 | -2.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -8.0 |
| 146 | CHAD | -2.8 | -1.4 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -3.3 | -8.1 |
| 147 | KYRGYZSTAN | -1.3 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -4.4 | -8.2 |
| 148 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.7 | -2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -4.1 | -8.3 |
| 149 | INDIA | -2.4 | -0.7 | -3.5 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -8.6 |
| 150 | VIETNAM | -1.9 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -3.2 | -8.6 |
| 151 | MOROCCO | -2.4 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -8.7 |
| 152 | QATAR | -1.6 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -8.7 |
| 153 | OMAN | -2.3 | -1.4 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -3.3 | -8.8 |
| 154 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -2.8 | -2.0 | -3.5 | 2.1 | -2.6 | -8.8 |
| 155 | AZERBAIJAN | -0.9 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -3.6 | -8.9 |
| 156 | MYANMAR | -1.8 | -0.9 | -3.4 | -0.2 | -2.6 | -8.9 |
| 157 | SOMALIA | -3.0 | -1.2 | -3.2 | 2.1 | -3.6 | -8.9 |
| 158 | EGYPT | -2.0 | -1.1 | -4.1 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -9.0 |
| 159 | ZIMBABWE | -2.2 | -1.9 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -9.1 |
| 160 | AFGHANISTAN | -2.5 | -1.4 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -3.9 | -9.2 |
| 161 | KENYA | -2.6 | -2.8 | -1.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -9.3 |
| 162 | SUDAN | -2.1 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -9.4 |
| 163 | ESWATINI | -2.6 | -2.4 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -2.8 | -9.8 |
| 164 | RUSSIA | -1.2 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -4.6 | -10.0 |
| 165 | THAILAND | -1.5 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -10.0 |
| 166 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1.8 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -4.1 | -10.1 |
| 167 | IRAQ | -2.0 | -1.8 | -4.4 | 0.4 | -2.4 | -10.2 |
| 168 | SAUDI ARABIA | -1.8 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -2.7 | -10.2 |
| 169 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -1.7 | -1.6 | -3.4 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -10.2 |
| 170 | YEMEN | -2.3 | -2.8 | -3.0 | 0.6 | -3.0 | -10.5 |
| 171 | MALAYSIA | -2.0 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -10.6 |
| 172 | TURKEY | -1.9 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -4.8 | -10.7 |
| 173 | INDONESIA | -2.7 | -2 | -3.9 | 0.4 | -2.8 | -11.0 |
| 174 | IRAN | -2.1 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -1.4 | -3.9 | -11.2 |
| 175 | PAKISTAN | -2.3 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -0.8 | -3.5 | -12.1 |
| 176 | CHINA | -2.4 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -5.5 | -13.0 |