Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Connecticut, that number is 78 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 35.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Connecticut, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
