Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 56.3% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Louisiana, that number is 40.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 43.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Louisiana, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
