Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Iraq, you would:
Economy
make 4.4 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
be 74.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 73.3% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Louisiana, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
