Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Japan, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Carolina, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 38.8% more money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
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
