Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New York instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

be 28.8% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New York, that number is 29.9% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 10.8 times more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 36.1% more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New York, about 89.7% do as of 2023.

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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

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