Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
be 53.2% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Maryland, about 91.6% 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
