Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 27.0% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Carolina, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 62.1% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 97.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In South Carolina, about 87.0% 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
