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Country – US State Comparisons
Full List of Countries compared to Utah vs. United States
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | AFGHANISTAN | 1.6 | -1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| 2 | TURKMENISTAN | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 7.2 |
| 3 | NIGER | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
| 4 | MALI | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 6.2 |
| 5 | TAJIKISTAN | 1.9 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| 6 | BHUTAN | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 7 | MONGOLIA | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 5.0 |
| 8 | KYRGYZSTAN | 1.5 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| 9 | ALGERIA | 1.2 | -2.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| 10 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| 11 | ETHIOPIA | 0.1 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 3.3 |
| 12 | UZBEKISTAN | 1.0 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| 13 | MAURITANIA | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| 14 | DJIBOUTI | -0.3 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| 15 | SUDAN | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 16 | NEPAL | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -0.9 | 2.9 |
| 17 | CHAD | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 18 | ERITREA | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 19 | LAOS | 1.4 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| 20 | SAUDI ARABIA | 2.2 | -1.2 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 21 | YEMEN | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 22 | MOLDOVA | -0.3 | -1.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 23 | BURKINA FASO | -0.2 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 24 | CENT AFR REP | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 25 | LIBYA | 0.3 | -1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| 26 | BOLIVIA | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| 27 | BOTSWANA | -1.9 | -3.2 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 28 | CAMBODIA | 1.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| 29 | JORDAN | 0.8 | -2.9 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| 30 | SOMALIA | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 31 | IRAN | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 32 | OMAN | 1.0 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 33 | SENEGAL | -0.8 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| 34 | MOZAMBIQUE | -1.0 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -1.6 | 1.3 |
| 35 | IRAQ | 1.0 | -2.7 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| 36 | PAKISTAN | 1.5 | -2.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 37 | BURUNDI | -0.6 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | -1.5 | 1.1 |
| 38 | ECUADOR | -0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | -2.1 | 1.0 |
| 39 | BANGLADESH | 1.2 | -2.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 0.9 |
| 40 | TOGO | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 0.8 |
| 41 | GUINEA | -0.5 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 0.7 |
| 42 | ARMENIA | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 43 | MOROCCO | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| 44 | PHILIPPINES | 0.0 | -1.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | -2.1 | 0.6 |
| 45 | PARAGUAY | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 0.4 |
| 46 | IVORY COAST | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 | 2.4 | -1.9 | 0.3 |
| 47 | UGANDA | -1.2 | -2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| 48 | VENEZUELA | -1.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | -0.7 | -2.0 | 0.1 |
| 49 | INDONESIA | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 2.7 | -2.4 | -0.1 |
| 50 | EL SALVADOR | -1.4 | -0.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -0.1 |
| 51 | FRENCH GUIANA | -1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -0.1 |
| 52 | INDIA | 1.4 | -2.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 53 | ZIMBABWE | -1.4 | -0.7 | -1.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 54 | BRUNEI | -0.1 | -0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| 55 | GUATEMALA | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -2.9 | -0.3 |
| 56 | VANUATU | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
| 57 | HONDURAS | -1.5 | -0.9 | 3.2 | 1.5 | -2.6 | -0.4 |
| 58 | GUINEA BISSAU | 0.0 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 1.6 | -1.5 | -0.4 |
| 59 | PALESTINE | 1.0 | -2.7 | -1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| 60 | COLOMBIA | -0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -0.5 |
| 61 | ZAMBIA | -2.0 | -2.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| 62 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -2.0 | -1.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -0.6 |
| 63 | EAST TIMOR | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -1.8 | -0.8 |
| 64 | BAHRAIN | 0.8 | -3.5 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| 65 | PERU | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -1.8 | -0.8 |
| 66 | NAMIBIA | -1.7 | -3.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
| 67 | SYRIA | 0.8 | -1.9 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| 68 | BENIN | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -1.5 | -0.9 |
| 69 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| 70 | ISRAEL | 0.6 | -3.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| 71 | BOSNIA | -0.5 | -1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -2.3 | -1.1 |
| 72 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.0 | -2.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
| 73 | EGYPT | 0.6 | -2.5 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -1.2 |
| 74 | RWANDA | -1.7 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 75 | AZERBAIJAN | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -2.0 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| 76 | TUNISIA | -0.1 | -3.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| 77 | NICARAGUA | -1.8 | -1.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | -2.8 | -1.6 |
| 78 | LESOTHO | -1.5 | -2.1 | -0.0 | 2.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| 79 | SERBIA | -1.2 | -2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
| 80 | SOUTH SUDAN | -0.5 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| 81 | KUWAIT | 0.8 | -3.3 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| 82 | GABON | -1.4 | -2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -1.1 | -1.9 |
| 83 | MADAGASCAR | -0.8 | -3.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | -2.1 | -2.0 |
| 84 | ALBANIA | -0.6 | -2.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | -3.1 | -2.1 |
| 85 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | -0.4 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | -1.7 | -2.5 |
| 86 | HAITI | -1.3 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | -2.9 | -2.5 |
| 87 | BELARUS | -1.3 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -2.6 |
| 88 | CAPE VERDE | -0.6 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -2.6 |
| 89 | GAMBIA | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -1.7 | -2.6 |
| 90 | MONTENEGRO | -0.8 | -2.1 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -2.6 |
| 91 | DEM REP CONGO | -2.4 | -2.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | -1.2 | -2.7 |
| 92 | MYANMAR | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 1.1 | -2.0 | -2.7 |
| 93 | QATAR | -0.6 | -3.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -2.9 |
| 94 | FIJI | -0.4 | -2.5 | 1.7 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -2.9 |
| 95 | MALAWI | -1.5 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 2.1 | -1.7 | -2.9 |
| 96 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -0.7 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -3.0 |
| 97 | ANGOLA | -1.7 | -2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -3.1 |
| 98 | GREENLAND | -1.2 | -2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -3.1 |
| 99 | LIBERIA | -1.1 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -3.1 |
| 100 | VIETNAM | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.6 | -3.2 |
| 101 | NEW CALEDONIA | -2.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -3.2 |
| 102 | CAMEROON | -1.2 | -2.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -3.3 |
| 103 | ICELAND | -1.4 | -1.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -3.4 |
| 104 | SURINAME | -2.4 | -2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -3.4 |
| 105 | SLOVAKIA | -2.6 | -2.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -3.5 |
| 106 | SAMOA | -0.7 | -2.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -3.6 |
| 107 | NIGERIA | -0.7 | -1.8 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -1.8 | -3.6 |
| 108 | GHANA | -2.0 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 2.7 | -2.0 | -3.6 |
| 109 | SIERRA LEONE | -0.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -2.5 | -3.6 |
| 110 | REP CONGO | -2.3 | -2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -3.8 |
| 111 | KENYA | -1.6 | -4.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -3.8 |
| 112 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -2.0 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -3.1 | -3.8 |
| 113 | TANZANIA | -0.9 | -2.8 | -0.9 | 2.5 | -1.8 | -3.9 |
| 114 | REUNION | -1.8 | -1.2 | -0.0 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -3.9 |
| 115 | PANAMA | -1.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -2.7 | -3.9 |
| 116 | CYPRUS | 0.6 | -3.1 | 2.8 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -4.1 |
| 117 | ESWATINI | -2.4 | -2.4 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -1.4 | -4.1 |
| 118 | GUYANA | -2.2 | -1.2 | -1.5 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -4.2 |
| 119 | LITHUANIA | -2.6 | -1.9 | 3.5 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -4.2 |
| 120 | CUBA | -2.1 | -1.0 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -4.2 |
| 121 | CHINA | -1.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -4.3 |
| 122 | TURKEY | -0.1 | -1.6 | 2.0 | -1.0 | -3.6 | -4.3 |
| 123 | LUXEMBOURG | -1.4 | -2.2 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -4.4 |
| 124 | CZECHIA | -2.5 | -2.2 | 1.8 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -4.5 |
| 125 | LEBANON | 0.1 | -2.7 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -2.1 | -4.7 |
| 126 | MEXICO | -0.8 | -2.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -2.7 | -4.7 |
| 127 | RUSSIA | -1.8 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -2.7 | -1.6 | -4.8 |
| 128 | NORTH KOREA | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -4.9 |
| 129 | SOUTH AFRICA | -2.7 | -4.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | -1.5 | -5.2 |
| 130 | UKRAINE | -1.7 | -2.3 | 3.3 | -2.8 | -1.8 | -5.3 |
| 131 | BULGARIA | -0.9 | -2.0 | 1.8 | -2.0 | -2.2 | -5.4 |
| 132 | THAILAND | -0.9 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -5.6 |
| 133 | JAPAN | -1.0 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -5.7 |
| 134 | ROMANIA | -2.4 | -1.6 | 2.6 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -6.1 |
| 135 | COSTA RICA | -2.8 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -3.0 | -6.1 |
| 136 | LATVIA | -3.6 | -3.2 | 3.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -6.1 |
| 137 | POLAND | -2.6 | -3.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -6.2 |
| 138 | SRI LANKA | -0.1 | -1.3 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -2.6 | -6.2 |
| 139 | CHILE | -2.4 | -2.6 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -6.5 |
| 140 | HUNGARY | -3.6 | -3.0 | 2.1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -6.5 |
| 141 | SWEDEN | -1.9 | -3.1 | 2.1 | -1.9 | -1.7 | -6.6 |
| 142 | GEORGIA | -0.8 | -2.4 | 1.4 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -6.7 |
| 143 | MALAYSIA | 0.8 | -3.2 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -6.7 |
| 144 | ARGENTINA | -0.6 | -2.6 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -2.2 | -6.8 |
| 145 | FINLAND | -2.0 | -3.0 | 1.7 | -2.4 | -1.1 | -6.9 |
| 146 | AUSTRIA | -1.2 | -2.6 | 0.1 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -6.9 |
| 147 | BELGIUM | -1.0 | -2.6 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -7.2 |
| 148 | SLOVENIA | -1.7 | -2.2 | 0.5 | -1.6 | -2.3 | -7.3 |
| 149 | GREECE | -1.3 | -1.7 | 2.0 | -2.8 | -3.8 | -7.6 |
| 150 | BELIZE | -2.2 | -3.0 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -2.3 | -7.6 |
| 151 | AUSTRALIA | -2.8 | -4.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -7.9 |
| 152 | MAURITIUS | -2.7 | -3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.7 | -8.0 |
| 153 | ESTONIA | -2.8 | -3.0 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -2.0 | -8.1 |
| 154 | TAIWAN | -0.9 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -8.2 |
| 155 | IRELAND | -1.2 | -3.8 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.4 | -8.4 |
| 156 | NETHERLANDS | -1.9 | -3.1 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -3.0 | -8.7 |
| 157 | URUGUAY | -2.0 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -8.7 |
| 158 | SINGAPORE | -1.1 | -2.7 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -8.8 |
| 159 | CROATIA | -2.3 | -2.7 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -3.7 | -9.0 |
| 160 | BRAZIL | -2.5 | -3.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -9.1 |
| 161 | SPAIN | -2.2 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -2.7 | -4.0 | -9.1 |
| 162 | NORWAY | -2.6 | -2.4 | 1.4 | -2.3 | -3.3 | -9.2 |
| 163 | ITALY | -1.3 | -2.4 | 2.3 | -3.7 | -4.2 | -9.3 |
| 164 | SWITZERLAND | -3.2 | -3.3 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -9.4 |
| 165 | JAMAICA | -3.4 | -3.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -2.8 | -9.4 |
| 166 | BAHAMAS | -2.9 | -3.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -2.4 | -9.9 |
| 167 | GERMANY | -2.4 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -10.0 |
| 168 | SOUTH KOREA | -2.6 | -3.3 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -3.2 | -10.3 |
| 169 | FRANCE | -2.2 | -2.1 | 0.9 | -3.4 | -3.6 | -10.4 |
| 170 | PUERTO RICO | -4.0 | -3.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -10.6 |
| 171 | GREAT BRITAIN | -3.0 | -4.6 | 2.9 | -2.7 | -3.3 | -10.7 |
| 172 | CANADA | -2.9 | -3.9 | 1.0 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -11.0 |
| 173 | DENMARK | -2.2 | -3.2 | 0.2 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -11.0 |
| 174 | NEW ZEALAND | -3.4 | -4.4 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -2.8 | -11.0 |
| 175 | PORTUGAL | -1.7 | -2.9 | 0.1 | -2.6 | -4.0 | -11.1 |
| 176 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -3.6 | -4.0 | -1.7 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -13.1 |