Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Michigan instead of Latvia, you would:
Economy
make 46.8% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Michigan, the GDP per capita is $55,508 as of 2024.
be 26.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Michigan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 43.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Michigan, however, that number is 12.7% 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.
