Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In South Carolina, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 31.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 13.2% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
