Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Michigan instead of Australia, you would:

Health

be 17.7% more likely to be obese

In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Michigan, that number is 36.0% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Michigan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.

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make 14.8% less money

Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Michigan, the GDP per capita is $55,508 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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