Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In New York, that number is 78 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 48.6% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 44.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
