Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 43.9% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 20.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Jersey, that number is 30.0% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 24.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In New Jersey, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2023.
make 16.5% more money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $60,750 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
