Quality of life comparison

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Health

see 37.5% more spent on your healthcare

Liechtenstein spends $9,795 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). United States spends $13,473 as of 2023.

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live 5.3 years less

In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In United States, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 59.1% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $220,167 as of 2024, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $90,027 as of 2025.

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Life

have 26.2% more children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 35.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United States, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Liechtenstein spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In United States, that number is 16.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 12.5% more likely to be murdered

Liechtenstein has a homicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In United States, that number is 5.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 22.3% less home broadband

Liechtenstein has 50.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. United States has 38.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Size Comparison · See true size
Liechtenstein is about 61,459 times smaller than United States.
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Moving from Liechtenstein to United States · OECD 2023
10 people moved from Liechtenstein to United States.
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United States: At a glance

United States (sometimes abbreviated US or USA) is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 9,147,593 sq km. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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