Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Carolina, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
be 35.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In South Carolina, however, that number is 12.9% as of 2023.
make 15.3% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 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
