Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montana instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montana, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 64.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montana, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
be 43.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Montana, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
make 34.5 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $1,536 as of 2025, while in Montana, the GDP per capita is $52,945 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 91.5% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Montana, about 88.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), 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
