Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Michigan instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 74.4% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Michigan, that number is 36.0% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Michigan, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2023.
be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Michigan, 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). How we calculate this
