Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Russia, you would:
Economy
make 39.9% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $39,800 as of 2023, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
be 17.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
be 67.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Louisiana, however, that number is 18.4% 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.
