Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Texas instead of North Korea, you would:

Health

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In North Korea, 11.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Texas, that number is 36.8% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 10.2% more likely to be unemployed

In North Korea, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Texas, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.

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

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