Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Nepal, you would:
Economy
make 11.8 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2023, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
be 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 63.3% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 52.0% 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.