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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | MOLDOVA | 2.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 8.2 |
| 2 | NIGER | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 3 | MALI | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| 4 | CENT AFR REP | 1.1 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 5 | TAJIKISTAN | 2.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 6 | TOGO | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 5.0 |
| 7 | BURKINA FASO | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| 8 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 9 | CHAD | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 10 | AFGHANISTAN | 2.1 | -0.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 4.7 |
| 11 | BENIN | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 4.7 |
| 12 | LITHUANIA | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| 13 | BURUNDI | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| 14 | MONGOLIA | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| 15 | BOTSWANA | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 16 | RWANDA | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 3.6 |
| 17 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| 18 | GABON | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 3.5 |
| 19 | GREENLAND | 3.1 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 3.4 | -1.8 | 3.5 |
| 20 | PARAGUAY | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| 21 | MAURITANIA | 0.3 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 22 | REP CONGO | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 3.0 |
| 23 | HAITI | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -2.7 | 2.9 |
| 24 | ARMENIA | 1.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| 25 | LATVIA | 1.0 | -1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 26 | UGANDA | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| 27 | SUDAN | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 28 | GUINEA | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 2.6 |
| 29 | LIBYA | 1.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| 30 | CAMBODIA | 1.5 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 2.4 |
| 31 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 32 | FRENCH GUIANA | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 2.9 | -0.9 | 2.3 |
| 33 | BOLIVIA | 1.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 2.2 |
| 34 | MADAGASCAR | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -3.1 | 2.2 |
| 35 | SOMALIA | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
| 36 | NAMIBIA | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| 37 | SENEGAL | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| 38 | ALGERIA | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 1.8 |
| 39 | DJIBOUTI | -0.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 1.7 |
| 40 | IVORY COAST | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| 41 | SOUTH SUDAN | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 42 | UZBEKISTAN | 1.6 | -1.0 | -1.8 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 43 | BOSNIA | 2.0 | -0.2 | -1.8 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 1.5 |
| 44 | NORTH MACEDONIA | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 1.3 |
| 45 | ZAMBIA | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 3.3 | -1.1 | 1.2 |
| 46 | BELARUS | 1.1 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| 47 | LESOTHO | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 3.5 | -0.9 | 1.2 |
| 48 | CAMEROON | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
| 49 | NEPAL | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -2.7 | 1.1 |
| 50 | PALESTINE | 2.3 | -1.4 | -1.7 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| 51 | SYRIA | 2.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 1.0 |
| 52 | LAOS | 1.7 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 2.5 | -2.2 | 0.9 |
| 53 | ETHIOPIA | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 3.1 | -1.9 | 0.9 |
| 54 | LIBERIA | 1.2 | 0.5 | -2.0 | 2.5 | -1.3 | 0.9 |
| 55 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 2.3 | -2.0 | 0.9 |
| 56 | ROMANIA | 0.8 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 0.9 |
| 57 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| 58 | ESTONIA | 0.9 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 59 | NIGERIA | 1.4 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| 60 | MALAWI | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 0.7 |
| 61 | DEM REP CONGO | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -1.8 | 0.7 |
| 62 | BHUTAN | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 2.6 | -2.2 | 0.6 |
| 63 | IRAQ | 2.3 | -1.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| 64 | EAST TIMOR | 1.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 3.3 | -2.9 | 0.5 |
| 65 | ZIMBABWE | 1.0 | 0.3 | -3.0 | 3.0 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| 66 | SERBIA | 1.1 | -1.1 | -1.3 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 67 | VANUATU | 2.3 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 2.3 | -3.3 | 0.4 |
| 68 | MONTENEGRO | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | -2.6 | 0.4 |
| 69 | BANGLADESH | 1.4 | -1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 70 | YEMEN | 1.7 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 2.0 | -1.8 | 0.3 |
| 71 | ESWATINI | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.7 | 2.5 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| 72 | SAUDI ARABIA | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -2.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| 73 | SURINAME | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 74 | KENYA | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.4 | 2.2 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| 75 | HUNGARY | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 76 | SAMOA | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | -3.2 | 0.1 |
| 77 | FIJI | 1.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -2.4 | -0.0 |
| 78 | POLAND | 0.9 | -1.3 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 79 | GAMBIA | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | 2.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 80 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 2.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -3.3 | -0.2 |
| 81 | UKRAINE | 1.1 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| 82 | JORDAN | 1.5 | -1.6 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 83 | TUNISIA | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.9 | -0.6 |
| 84 | EL SALVADOR | 0.4 | -0.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | -3.7 | -0.6 |
| 85 | CAPE VERDE | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.8 | -0.6 |
| 86 | LEBANON | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -0.8 |
| 87 | SLOVAKIA | 0.6 | -2.4 | -1.1 | 2.8 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| 88 | GHANA | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.1 | 2.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| 89 | HONDURAS | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | -3.8 | -1.1 |
| 90 | GUYANA | 0.8 | -0.2 | -2.8 | 2.0 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
| 91 | ERITREA | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 2.4 | -2.0 | -1.1 |
| 92 | IRAN | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -1.5 |
| 93 | TANZANIA | 1.0 | -0.7 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -2.5 | -1.5 |
| 94 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| 95 | PAKISTAN | 1.5 | -1.2 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -1.6 |
| 96 | NEW CALEDONIA | -0.6 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -3.0 | -1.6 |
| 97 | NICARAGUA | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -3.5 | -1.7 |
| 98 | ANGOLA | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 1.2 | -2.2 | -1.8 |
| 99 | NORTH KOREA | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.0 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -1.8 |
| 100 | CROATIA | 0.3 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -1.9 |
| 101 | BRUNEI | 1.0 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.4 | -1.9 |
| 102 | OMAN | 1.6 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.9 |
| 103 | CZECHIA | 0.8 | -1.8 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| 104 | FINLAND | 1.5 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -2.4 | 1.1 | -2.0 |
| 105 | GUATEMALA | 1.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -4.9 | -2.0 |
| 106 | KUWAIT | 0.7 | -1.8 | 1.0 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -2.0 |
| 107 | PHILIPPINES | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -2.1 |
| 108 | ALBANIA | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -3.8 | -2.2 |
| 109 | EGYPT | 2.0 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -2.3 |
| 110 | MOROCCO | 1.6 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -2.8 |
| 111 | SRI LANKA | 1.0 | -1.4 | -1.4 | 1.9 | -2.9 | -2.8 |
| 112 | SIERRA LEONE | 0.3 | -0.8 | -3.2 | 3.0 | -2.2 | -2.9 |
| 113 | PERU | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -3.7 | -2.9 |
| 114 | REUNION | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 1.3 | -2.9 | -3.0 |
| 115 | GEORGIA | 1.6 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -3.9 | -3.1 |
| 116 | AZERBAIJAN | 2.5 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -2.0 | -3.1 |
| 117 | ICELAND | 1.6 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -3.1 |
| 118 | INDIA | 1.6 | -1.2 | -1.9 | 1.1 | -2.7 | -3.1 |
| 119 | MAURITIUS | -0.5 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -2.3 | -3.2 |
| 120 | ECUADOR | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -3.7 | -3.3 |
| 121 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1.6 | -0.8 | -2.6 | 2.5 | -4.0 | -3.3 |
| 122 | BELIZE | 0.4 | -1.4 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -2.6 | -3.3 |
| 123 | SLOVENIA | 1.0 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -2.7 | -3.5 |
| 124 | LUXEMBOURG | -0.7 | -2.3 | -2.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | -3.5 |
| 125 | BAHAMAS | 0.6 | -0.7 | -2.0 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -3.5 |
| 126 | VIETNAM | 1.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -4.2 | -3.7 |
| 127 | BULGARIA | 1.1 | -2.1 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -3.8 |
| 128 | INDONESIA | 1.1 | -0.4 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -4.0 | -3.8 |
| 129 | SOUTH AFRICA | -0.2 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -3.8 |
| 130 | URUGUAY | 1.8 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -3.9 |
| 131 | IRELAND | 1.5 | -2.1 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -3.9 |
| 132 | CUBA | 0.5 | -2.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -2.2 | -3.9 |
| 133 | BELGIUM | 0.2 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -4.0 |
| 134 | JAMAICA | 0.0 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -3.5 | -4.0 |
| 135 | BAHRAIN | 0.9 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -2.9 | -0.5 | -4.1 |
| 136 | SWEDEN | 1.2 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -4.2 |
| 137 | CYPRUS | 1.9 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -3.3 | -4.3 |
| 138 | MYANMAR | 1.5 | -1.4 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -3.3 | -4.4 |
| 139 | COSTA RICA | -0.7 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -4.3 | -4.7 |
| 140 | VENEZUELA | -0.8 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -4.8 |
| 141 | RUSSIA | 0.5 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -4.9 |
| 142 | ISRAEL | 0.8 | -2.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -5.1 |
| 143 | NETHERLANDS | 0.7 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -3.6 | 0.3 | -5.2 |
| 144 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -4.0 | -5.4 |
| 145 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1.4 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -4.2 | -0.6 | -5.4 |
| 146 | COLOMBIA | -0.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -3.4 | -5.5 |
| 147 | AUSTRIA | 0.8 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -2.1 | -5.6 |
| 148 | GREECE | 1.5 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -4.3 | -5.7 |
| 149 | THAILAND | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -5.8 |
| 150 | BRAZIL | -0.9 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -5.8 |
| 151 | PANAMA | 0.1 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -3.6 | -6.0 |
| 152 | QATAR | 0.1 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -3.8 | -0.8 | -6.0 |
| 153 | ARGENTINA | 1.5 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -6.2 |
| 154 | SWITZERLAND | 0.3 | -1.6 | -3.7 | 0.5 | -1.8 | -6.3 |
| 155 | FRANCE | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -3.1 | -6.5 |
| 156 | DENMARK | 0.4 | -1.0 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -6.5 |
| 157 | TURKEY | 1.6 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -4.8 | -6.6 |
| 158 | NORWAY | 0.9 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -1.8 | -3.3 | -6.6 |
| 159 | PORTUGAL | 1.0 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -4.0 | -6.8 |
| 160 | CHINA | 0.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -3.7 | -7.0 |
| 161 | PUERTO RICO | 0.1 | -1.5 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -2.5 | -7.2 |
| 162 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -7.3 |
| 163 | GERMANY | 0.5 | -1.7 | -3.1 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -8.0 |
| 164 | GREAT BRITAIN | 0.3 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -4.0 | -0.8 | -8.2 |
| 165 | TAIWAN | 0.8 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -3.2 | -4.5 | -8.7 |
| 166 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.5 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -4.1 | -8.8 |
| 167 | SINGAPORE | -0.4 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -3.8 | -1.8 | -8.8 |
| 168 | MEXICO | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -6.2 | -9.0 |
| 169 | ITALY | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -3.1 | -4.7 | -9.0 |
| 170 | NEW ZEALAND | 0.9 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -4.8 | -9.4 |
| 171 | SPAIN | 0.4 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -3.4 | -4.0 | -9.4 |
| 172 | JAPAN | -0.1 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -2.4 | -5.2 | -9.5 |
| 173 | MALAYSIA | 1.2 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -3.7 | -4.1 | -9.8 |
| 174 | AUSTRALIA | 0.2 | -1.8 | -3.9 | -2.7 | -2.1 | -10.3 |
| 175 | CANADA | 0.0 | -2.1 | -2.6 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -10.8 |
| 176 | CHILE | -0.2 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -3.9 | -5.0 | -11.5 |