Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Maryland instead of Canada, you would:

Health

be 28.6% more likely to be obese

In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 46.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.

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make 24.1% more money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 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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