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Country – US State Comparisons
| RANK | LOCATION | DEMO. | CULT. | GOVT. | INFR. | GEOG. | TOTAL |
| 1 | SAMOA | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 6.6 |
| 2 | VANUATU | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| 3 | CENT AFR REP | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.2 |
| 4 | BOSNIA | -1.0 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| 5 | NEPAL | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 6 | BHUTAN | -0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
| 7 | SERBIA | -1.2 | -1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 8 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| 9 | LESOTHO | -0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 10 | FRENCH GUIANA | -1.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| 11 | NEW CALEDONIA | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 12 | FIJI | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| 13 | MOLDOVA | -3.0 | -0.8 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 14 | ESWATINI | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 15 | MONTENEGRO | -1.5 | -0.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 16 | TOGO | -0.8 | -0.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 17 | GABON | -1.2 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 18 | MALI | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 19 | BENIN | -1.4 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| 20 | AFGHANISTAN | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -1.1 | 3.2 |
| 21 | GREENLAND | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | -2.1 | 3.1 |
| 22 | GUINEA | -1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 23 | ZAMBIA | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 24 | NORTH MACEDONIA | -2.7 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| 25 | BURKINA FASO | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| 26 | TAJIKISTAN | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 2.6 |
| 27 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| 28 | CROATIA | -1.0 | -2.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| 29 | REUNION | -2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 30 | CAMEROON | -1.9 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 31 | REP CONGO | -2.6 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| 32 | LIBERIA | -0.6 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 33 | HAITI | -1.8 | -1.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 1.3 |
| 34 | MADAGASCAR | -1.0 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | -1.9 | 1.3 |
| 35 | NAMIBIA | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -1.4 | 1.2 |
| 36 | LAOS | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 37 | SENEGAL | -1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
| 38 | NIGER | -0.9 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 39 | DJIBOUTI | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 1.1 |
| 40 | BURUNDI | -1.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 41 | DEM REP CONGO | -2.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| 42 | GUYANA | -0.9 | 1.2 | -2.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| 43 | CAMBODIA | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| 44 | KYRGYZSTAN | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 0.9 |
| 45 | GUINEA BISSAU | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 46 | PARAGUAY | -2.2 | -0.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 47 | JAMAICA | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 48 | SLOVENIA | -2.2 | -2.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| 49 | BRUNEI | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.0 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 50 | TURKMENISTAN | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
| 51 | HONDURAS | -2.2 | -1.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 52 | BAHAMAS | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 53 | MALAWI | -0.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
| 54 | UGANDA | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.0 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 55 | RWANDA | -1.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| 56 | CZECHIA | -2.2 | -2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| 57 | BOTSWANA | -1.5 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 58 | ZIMBABWE | -0.7 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 59 | SIERRA LEONE | 0.2 | 0.4 | -2.4 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| 60 | PUERTO RICO | 2.0 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 61 | SOUTH SUDAN | -1.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 62 | BANGLADESH | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 63 | LITHUANIA | -2.8 | -1.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 64 | LATVIA | -2.3 | -2.0 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -0.0 |
| 65 | MOZAMBIQUE | -1.3 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 66 | ETHIOPIA | -1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | -1.7 | -0.1 |
| 67 | EAST TIMOR | -1.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -1.9 | -0.1 |
| 68 | ROMANIA | -0.6 | -1.0 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| 69 | PHILIPPINES | -0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -2.2 | -0.6 |
| 70 | SOMALIA | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 2.8 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
| 71 | BOLIVIA | -2.2 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| 72 | YEMEN | 0.8 | 1.1 | -1.8 | 0.9 | -1.9 | -0.9 |
| 73 | GHANA | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| 74 | GAMBIA | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| 75 | CAPE VERDE | -1.3 | -1.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | -2.2 | -1.2 |
| 76 | SOUTH AFRICA | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -3.2 | -1.2 |
| 77 | MAURITIUS | -2.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 2.4 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| 78 | EQUAT. GUINEA | -1.9 | -0.3 | -2.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | -1.3 |
| 79 | KENYA | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -1.9 | -1.3 |
| 80 | SUDAN | 0.2 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| 81 | SURINAME | -2.0 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
| 82 | SLOVAKIA | -2.8 | -3.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
| 83 | CHAD | -1.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 |
| 84 | MONGOLIA | -0.4 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| 85 | MAURITANIA | 0.0 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
| 86 | IVORY COAST | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| 87 | SRI LANKA | 0.0 | 0.3 | -2.5 | 1.8 | -1.4 | -1.8 |
| 88 | UZBEKISTAN | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -2.1 | -1.8 |
| 89 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | -1.0 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -2.1 |
| 90 | ERITREA | -1.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -2.3 |
| 91 | HUNGARY | -2.4 | -2.3 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 2.5 | -2.3 |
| 92 | INDIA | 0.0 | 0.6 | -2.0 | 1.4 | -2.5 | -2.5 |
| 93 | EL SALVADOR | -2.1 | -1.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -2.6 |
| 94 | NICARAGUA | -2.1 | -2.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -2.6 |
| 95 | MYANMAR | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -2.6 |
| 96 | ALGERIA | -3.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -2.7 |
| 97 | GUATEMALA | -1.1 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -2.9 |
| 98 | NIGERIA | -1.3 | 0.2 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.9 |
| 99 | ANGOLA | -2.0 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.9 |
| 100 | TANZANIA | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.9 | 1.8 | -1.5 | -3.0 |
| 101 | BULGARIA | -1.9 | -2.4 | 1.9 | -2.2 | 1.5 | -3.2 |
| 102 | JORDAN | -2.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
| 103 | KUWAIT | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -0.8 | -3.3 |
| 104 | NORTH KOREA | -0.6 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -3.3 |
| 105 | ESTONIA | -2.1 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -3.4 |
| 106 | POLAND | -2.6 | -2.3 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -3.5 |
| 107 | UKRAINE | -2.2 | -2.1 | 3.0 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -3.5 |
| 108 | GEORGIA | -1.7 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -3.7 |
| 109 | CUBA | 0.0 | -2.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -3.7 |
| 110 | PAKISTAN | 0.0 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -3.7 |
| 111 | TUNISIA | -2.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -3.8 |
| 112 | ALBANIA | -3.5 | -1.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -3.8 |
| 113 | INDONESIA | -0.5 | 0.6 | -2.6 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -3.9 |
| 114 | LIBYA | -2.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -3.9 |
| 115 | ECUADOR | -2.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -4.1 |
| 116 | BELIZE | -2.1 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -4.1 |
| 117 | JAPAN | 0.6 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -2.8 | -1.3 | -4.1 |
| 118 | SAUDI ARABIA | 1.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -0.9 | -4.2 |
| 119 | ARMENIA | -3.1 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -4.4 |
| 120 | COSTA RICA | -2.4 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -4.4 |
| 121 | BELARUS | -2.8 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -1.8 | 2.2 | -4.6 |
| 122 | GREECE | -0.3 | -1.1 | 2.0 | -2.3 | -3.1 | -4.8 |
| 123 | PALESTINE | -2.3 | 0.6 | -3.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -4.9 |
| 124 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | -1.9 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -5.0 |
| 125 | OMAN | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -5.1 |
| 126 | EGYPT | -2.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -5.1 |
| 127 | BELGIUM | -3.2 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -5.1 |
| 128 | COLOMBIA | -2.3 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -5.2 |
| 129 | VENEZUELA | -2.7 | -2.2 | 3.5 | -3.7 | -0.5 | -5.6 |
| 130 | KAZAKHSTAN | -1.7 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -5.6 |
| 131 | SYRIA | -2.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -2.0 | -5.6 |
| 132 | IRAQ | -2.3 | 0.4 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -5.7 |
| 133 | SWEDEN | -3.6 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -5.8 |
| 134 | URUGUAY | 0.5 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -5.8 |
| 135 | PERU | -2.6 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -5.8 |
| 136 | MOROCCO | -3.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -3.1 | -5.9 |
| 137 | FRANCE | -3.7 | -2.2 | 2.0 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -5.9 |
| 138 | MALAYSIA | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -3.1 | -1.3 | -6.1 |
| 139 | THAILAND | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -3.8 | -1.7 | -6.1 |
| 140 | FINLAND | -2.1 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -3.3 | -0.1 | -6.2 |
| 141 | BAHRAIN | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -3.6 | -1.7 | -6.2 |
| 142 | SOUTH KOREA | -0.6 | -2.3 | 0.4 | -2.8 | -0.9 | -6.3 |
| 143 | PANAMA | -2.2 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -6.3 |
| 144 | DENMARK | -3.7 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -2.6 | 0.8 | -6.4 |
| 145 | CYPRUS | -3.8 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -6.5 |
| 146 | LUXEMBOURG | -6.0 | -3.2 | -1.5 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -6.7 |
| 147 | ICELAND | -4.4 | -1.5 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -6.9 |
| 148 | VIETNAM | -0.7 | -1.9 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -7.2 |
| 149 | GREAT BRITAIN | -2.8 | -2.5 | 0.2 | -2.8 | 0.7 | -7.3 |
| 150 | AZERBAIJAN | -3.1 | -1.2 | 1.7 | -2.3 | -2.4 | -7.3 |
| 151 | LEBANON | -2.8 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -7.3 |
| 152 | AUSTRIA | -3.8 | -3.0 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 1.8 | -7.4 |
| 153 | IRELAND | -5.6 | -2.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -7.5 |
| 154 | NEW ZEALAND | -1.2 | -2.2 | 0.8 | -2.7 | -2.3 | -7.6 |
| 155 | ISRAEL | -4.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -7.7 |
| 156 | BRAZIL | -2.4 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -0.8 | -7.8 |
| 157 | IRAN | -3.1 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -2.2 | -8.3 |
| 158 | QATAR | -1.8 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -4.3 | -1.4 | -8.4 |
| 159 | GERMANY | -4.5 | -2.3 | -1.3 | -1.7 | 1.3 | -8.5 |
| 160 | PORTUGAL | -2.8 | -2.5 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -8.7 |
| 161 | NORWAY | -3.9 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -2.9 | -1.4 | -8.8 |
| 162 | CHINA | -1.0 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -4.8 | -8.8 |
| 163 | NETHERLANDS | -4.8 | -2.3 | -0.8 | -2.0 | 1.0 | -8.9 |
| 164 | TURKEY | -2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -3.1 | -4.3 | -9.2 |
| 165 | ITALY | -2.0 | -2.5 | 1.0 | -2.7 | -3.1 | -9.3 |
| 166 | ARGENTINA | 0.3 | -2.5 | 0.9 | -3.7 | -4.3 | -9.3 |
| 167 | TAIWAN | -0.7 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -3.4 | -1.3 | -9.6 |
| 168 | SWITZERLAND | -5.6 | -2.7 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -10.1 |
| 169 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | -3.2 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -4.9 | -1.1 | -10.5 |
| 170 | CHILE | -1.1 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -4.5 | -2.9 | -10.5 |
| 171 | RUSSIA | -3.7 | -1.6 | 1.2 | -3.0 | -3.7 | -10.8 |
| 172 | SPAIN | -2.4 | -2.9 | 0.7 | -3.9 | -2.7 | -11.2 |
| 173 | AUSTRALIA | -1.5 | -2.4 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -3.8 | -11.4 |
| 174 | MEXICO | -1.1 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -5.4 | -11.7 |
| 175 | SINGAPORE | -3.0 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -4.2 | -0.8 | -12.2 |
| 176 | CANADA | -1.9 | -3.4 | -1.1 | -3.4 | -4.7 | -14.5 |