Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mississippi, that number is 41.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 70.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mississippi, about 82.0% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
