Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 82.9% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Louisiana, that number is 40.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.4% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 98.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Louisiana, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
