Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vermont instead of India, you would:
Health
be 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In India, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vermont, that number is 27.2% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 38.4% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vermont, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
make 20.9 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 as of 2025, while in Vermont, the GDP per capita is $56,462 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Vermont, about 88.4% do as of 2023.
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), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
