Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
be 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
be 23.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Louisiana, 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.
