Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Louisiana, that number is 73 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 29.4% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
be 34.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
