Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Massachusetts instead of China, you would:

Health

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Massachusetts, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 6.3 times more money

China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Massachusetts, the GDP per capita is $87,892 as of 2024.

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

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