Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 71.5% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Carolina, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In South Carolina, however, that number is 12.9% as of 2023.
be 32.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 17.5% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 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
