Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
be 48.3% more likely to be obese
In United Kingdom, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Louisiana, that number is 40.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% less likely to have internet access
In United Kingdom, approximately 95.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Louisiana, about 84.9% 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
