Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Illinois instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Economy

make 42.5% more money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.4% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Illinois, about 89.6% do as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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