Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $14,700 as of 2022, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
be 24.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkmenistan, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Mississippi, about 82.0% do 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.
