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Country – US State Comparisons
Full List of Countries compared to Texas vs. United States
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | EL SALVADOR | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.7 |
| 2 | GUATEMALA | 2.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 9.3 |
| 3 | PARAGUAY | 2.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| 4 | HONDURAS | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| 5 | NICARAGUA | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 7.0 |
| 6 | BOLIVIA | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 7 | TOGO | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 |
| 8 | EQUAT. GUINEA | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 9 | VENEZUELA | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| 10 | PANAMA | 2.4 | 4.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 6.3 |
| 11 | ECUADOR | 2.3 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 6.2 |
| 12 | IVORY COAST | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 |
| 13 | CENT AFR REP | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 14 | REP CONGO | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.5 |
| 15 | PERU | 2.1 | 4.2 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 5.4 |
| 16 | SENEGAL | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| 17 | SUDAN | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
| 18 | GABON | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 5.1 |
| 19 | FRENCH GUIANA | 0.4 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| 20 | MALI | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| 21 | DEM REP CONGO | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 22 | NIGER | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| 23 | BURKINA FASO | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| 24 | HAITI | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 25 | NIGERIA | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
| 26 | BELIZE | 2.4 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| 27 | COLOMBIA | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 28 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -0.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 29 | GUINEA | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 30 | GAMBIA | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| 31 | BURUNDI | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 32 | BENIN | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| 33 | BOTSWANA | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 34 | SOUTH SUDAN | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
| 35 | UGANDA | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| 36 | MADAGASCAR | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 37 | SOMALIA | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 38 | DJIBOUTI | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 39 | MOZAMBIQUE | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 40 | GHANA | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| 41 | GUINEA BISSAU | 1.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 42 | ESWATINI | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| 43 | MAURITANIA | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| 44 | NAMIBIA | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 45 | ETHIOPIA | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 46 | CAMEROON | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| 47 | CHAD | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| 48 | COSTA RICA | 1.5 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| 49 | LIBERIA | 1.0 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 50 | SURINAME | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| 51 | BAHAMAS | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 52 | RWANDA | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 53 | ANGOLA | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| 54 | MEXICO | 2.9 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 2.8 |
| 55 | LIBYA | -1.6 | -0.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 56 | LESOTHO | 1.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 57 | PHILIPPINES | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| 58 | ZAMBIA | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 59 | BANGLADESH | 0.8 | -1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 60 | BRUNEI | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 61 | TURKMENISTAN | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 62 | GUYANA | 0.6 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 63 | PAKISTAN | 0.5 | -1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 64 | KENYA | 1.0 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 65 | ERITREA | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 66 | SAUDI ARABIA | -1.1 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 67 | SIERRA LEONE | 1.1 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 68 | TANZANIA | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 69 | ZIMBABWE | 1.0 | -0.2 | -1.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 70 | JAMAICA | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 71 | LEBANON | -1.3 | -1.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 72 | INDIA | 0.6 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 73 | CAPE VERDE | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 74 | QATAR | -0.9 | -1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 75 | BHUTAN | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| 76 | SAMOA | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| 77 | MALAWI | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 78 | PALESTINE | -1.3 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 79 | IRAQ | -1.5 | -1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 80 | MOROCCO | -1.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 81 | ALGERIA | -1.8 | -1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 82 | FIJI | 1.4 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 83 | LAOS | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 84 | KUWAIT | -1.5 | -1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| 85 | YEMEN | -1.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 86 | JORDAN | -1.7 | -2.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| 87 | OMAN | -1.6 | -1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 88 | CAMBODIA | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 89 | URUGUAY | -0.7 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -0.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 90 | CUBA | -2.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| 91 | EAST TIMOR | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 92 | NEW CALEDONIA | -0.3 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| 93 | SYRIA | -1.7 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| 94 | EGYPT | -1.5 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| 95 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -1.7 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| 96 | AFGHANISTAN | -1.7 | -0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| 97 | VANUATU | 0.7 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.0 |
| 98 | NEPAL | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| 99 | TUNISIA | -1.9 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 100 | BAHRAIN | -1.4 | -2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| 101 | REUNION | -0.4 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 102 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| 103 | IRAN | -2.1 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 104 | MYANMAR | 1.1 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| 105 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| 106 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| 107 | SOUTH AFRICA | 0.5 | -1.8 | -1.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| 108 | INDONESIA | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -1.0 |
| 109 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.8 | -1.5 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| 110 | PUERTO RICO | -3.4 | 3.3 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| 111 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.4 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| 112 | KYRGYZSTAN | 0.9 | -1.1 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -1.5 |
| 113 | BRAZIL | -1.0 | -0.1 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| 114 | SRI LANKA | 0.3 | -1.3 | -1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| 115 | MAURITIUS | -0.8 | -1.4 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| 116 | THAILAND | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| 117 | MONGOLIA | 0.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| 118 | ISRAEL | -1.7 | -3.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| 119 | BOSNIA | -2.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| 120 | GREENLAND | -0.3 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -2.5 |
| 121 | MALAYSIA | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -2.5 |
| 122 | MOLDOVA | -2.3 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -2.5 |
| 123 | ARGENTINA | -1.8 | 1.5 | -1.9 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -2.6 |
| 124 | CHILE | -0.5 | 1.9 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -2.7 |
| 125 | TAJIKISTAN | -1.1 | -0.9 | -1.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -3.0 |
| 126 | VIETNAM | 0.0 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -3.3 |
| 127 | SINGAPORE | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -3.9 |
| 128 | TURKEY | -1.7 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -3.9 |
| 129 | MONTENEGRO | -3.4 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -3.9 |
| 130 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -3.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -3.9 |
| 131 | LATVIA | -3.7 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -4.0 |
| 132 | NORTH KOREA | -0.5 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -4.2 |
| 133 | LITHUANIA | -3.6 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -4.4 |
| 134 | CYPRUS | -2.9 | -2.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -4.7 |
| 135 | AZERBAIJAN | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -4.8 |
| 136 | ALBANIA | -2.9 | -2.2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -4.9 |
| 137 | ARMENIA | -1.9 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -5.0 |
| 138 | IRELAND | -2.8 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -5.5 |
| 139 | CROATIA | -3.2 | -2.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -5.6 |
| 140 | UKRAINE | -3.5 | -2.2 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -5.7 |
| 141 | SERBIA | -3.5 | -2.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -6.0 |
| 142 | CHINA | -1.4 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -6.1 |
| 143 | SPAIN | -3.6 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -6.2 |
| 144 | SOUTH KOREA | -1.0 | -3.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -6.3 |
| 145 | GEORGIA | -2.3 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -6.5 |
| 146 | JAPAN | -1.2 | -2.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -2.6 | -6.5 |
| 147 | TAIWAN | -1.4 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -6.6 |
| 148 | GREECE | -3.1 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -6.7 |
| 149 | ROMANIA | -3.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -1.8 | -1.2 | -6.8 |
| 150 | HUNGARY | -3.2 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -6.9 |
| 151 | CZECHIA | -3.3 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -7.3 |
| 152 | BELARUS | -3.5 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -7.4 |
| 153 | BELGIUM | -3.8 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -7.4 |
| 154 | PORTUGAL | -3.5 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -7.7 |
| 155 | POLAND | -3.6 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -7.8 |
| 156 | SLOVENIA | -3.7 | -1.4 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -7.9 |
| 157 | SLOVAKIA | -3.5 | -2.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -8.1 |
| 158 | NETHERLANDS | -3.8 | -1.4 | -2.5 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -8.1 |
| 159 | AUSTRALIA | -4.0 | -1.7 | -2.8 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -8.2 |
| 160 | BULGARIA | -3.7 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -8.6 |
| 161 | FINLAND | -4.2 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -8.7 |
| 162 | DENMARK | -4.0 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -8.8 |
| 163 | ICELAND | -3.8 | -1.2 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 | -8.8 |
| 164 | ESTONIA | -3.6 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -9.0 |
| 165 | GREAT BRITAIN | -3.5 | -3.1 | -1.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -9.1 |
| 166 | FRANCE | -3.8 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -9.2 |
| 167 | ITALY | -3.6 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -0.9 | -9.2 |
| 168 | LUXEMBOURG | -3.9 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -9.4 |
| 169 | RUSSIA | -3.3 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -3.6 | -9.6 |
| 170 | SWEDEN | -3.9 | -1.7 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -9.8 |
| 171 | GERMANY | -4.0 | -1.4 | -3.3 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -10.4 |
| 172 | NORWAY | -4.0 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -2.7 | -10.6 |
| 173 | NEW ZEALAND | -3.8 | -2.1 | -3.1 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -10.7 |
| 174 | SWITZERLAND | -4.1 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -11.5 |
| 175 | AUSTRIA | -4.0 | -2.5 | -3.2 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -13.0 |
| 176 | CANADA | -3.9 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -14.1 |