Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 67.6% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Illinois, that number is 34.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Illinois, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
make 16.9% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), 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
