Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Cyprus, you would:
Economy
make 66.1% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In California, however, that number is 11.7% 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.
