Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 24.9% more likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kentucky, that number is 38.2% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kentucky, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
be 14.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Kentucky, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2023.
make 23.0% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Kentucky, the GDP per capita is $50,135 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), The World Factbook (2020), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
