Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $19,900 as of 2023, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
be 70.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
