Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 32.5% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
be 24.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mississippi, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
