Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Dakota instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 79.7% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Dakota, that number is 37.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Dakota, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
be 32.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In North Dakota, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2023.
make 31.0% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in North Dakota, the GDP per capita is $79,272 as of 2024.
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
