Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montana instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 57.5% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montana, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 20.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montana, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
make 44.0% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Montana, the GDP per capita is $52,945 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.4% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Montana, about 88.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
