Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Egypt, you would:
Economy
be 42.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
be 45.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 33.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Louisiana, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
make 18.0 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Louisiana, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
