Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Dakota instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Dakota, that number is 37.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Dakota, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
be 31.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In North Dakota, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2023.
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
