Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Dakota instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Dakota, that number is 35.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 38.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Dakota, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
be 22.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In South Dakota, however, that number is 11.2% as of 2023.
make 16.2% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $73,684 as of 2025, while in South Dakota, the GDP per capita is $61,724 as of 2024.
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), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
