Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Colorado instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 22.7% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Colorado, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 29.1% less likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Colorado, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.

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make 50.5% more money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Colorado, the GDP per capita is $74,650 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), 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

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