Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Armenia, you would:
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Armenia has a GDP per capita of $20,800 as of 2023, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 44.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Armenia, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 54.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Armenia, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Illinois, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 16.4% more likely to have internet access
In Armenia, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Illinois, about 89.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
