What would this translate to?

what would this translate to?

普遍 = generally; commonly
对 = toward
对隐私的意识 = awareness of privacy

与欧美国家的人相比,中国人普遍对隐私的意识比较弱。
Compared to people from Western countries, Chinese have a rather weak awareness of privacy.

why is 与 used here?

相 = mutually
比 = contrasted
与 = with

与_____相比 = compared “to”_____

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