Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 52.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 12.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mississippi, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
