Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Pennsylvania, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 23.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Pennsylvania, however, that number is 11.3% as of 2023.
make 25.8% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $82,900 as of 2023, while in Pennsylvania, the GDP per capita is $61,506 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
