Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
be 24.5% more likely to be obese
In Macedonia, 26.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 12.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
be 58.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Macedonia, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Maryland, however, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.
make 6.6 times more money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $10,490 as of 2025, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), 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
