Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Moldova, you would:
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 31.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Louisiana, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% more likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. 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.
