Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 81.8% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 20.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tennessee, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 42.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tennessee, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). How we calculate this
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Tennessee is 8.0% more expensive than Belgium overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Belgium is about 3.5 times smaller than Tennessee.
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