Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 94.7% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 20.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Louisiana, that number is 40.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 34.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
be 49.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Louisiana, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Louisiana, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). How we calculate this
