If you lived in Kentucky instead of Cyprus, you would:

Health

live 6.2 years less

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Kentucky, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Cyprus, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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be 10.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Kentucky, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

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