Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Iowa, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 29.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iowa, however, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
