Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
be 39.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Louisiana, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
