Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 21.4% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
be 67.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 27.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Mississippi, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
