Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Jersey, that number is 30.0% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In New Jersey, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2023.
be 16.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
