Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 66.8% more likely to be obese
In Georgia, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 67.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 98.0% higher top tax rate
Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 24.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% more on education
Georgia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.3 times more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Internal Revenue Service, The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue.
United States: At a glance
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