Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Bhutan, you would:
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $14,000 as of 2022, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
be 45.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 48.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mississippi, however, that number is 18.4% 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.
