Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of France, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mississippi, that number is 41.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 58.9% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 17.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mississippi, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
make 14.7% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
