Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Economy
make 6.5 times more money
Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2023, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
be 23.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 44.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 33.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mississippi, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 49.1% more likely to have internet access
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Mississippi, about 82.0% 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.
