Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Washington instead of Iceland, you would:

Health

be 40.1% more likely to be obese

In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Washington, that number is 31.1% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 46.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Washington, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.

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make 10.7% less money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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