If you lived in United States instead of Armenia, you would:

Health

see 6.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). United States spends $13,473 as of 2023.

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have 26.5% more access to essential health services

Armenia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. United States scores 86 as of 2021.

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be 64.0% more likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In United States, that number is 41.0% of people as of 2024.

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be 6.4 times more likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In United States, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 67.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In United States, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.

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make 9.5 times more money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $90,027 as of 2025.

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Life

be 35.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 8.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In United States, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.4% more likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 81.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In United States, about 94.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. United States spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 79.1% more on healthcare

Armenia spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In United States, that number is 16.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 2.6 times more likely to be murdered

Armenia has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In United States, that number is 5.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 91.3% more home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. United States has 38.9 as of 2024.

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live with 54.6% less strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. United States withdraws 28% as of 2022.

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use 5.4 times more electricity

Armenia uses 2,386 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. United States uses 12,839 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 80.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In United States, it causes 14.0 as of 2019.

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emit 5.5 times more CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. United States emits 13.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

United States: At a glance

United States (sometimes abbreviated US or USA) is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 9,147,593 sq km. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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