Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oregon instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Oregon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 13.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Oregon, however, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 39.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Oregon, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
