Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 15.3% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Massachusetts, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 77.2% more money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Massachusetts, the GDP per capita is $87,892 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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