Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 37.4% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Arkansas, that number is 38.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.0% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Arkansas, the GDP per capita is $47,319 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 97.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Arkansas, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
