Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Nebraska instead of Singapore, you would:

Health

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Singapore, 17.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nebraska, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 25.7% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Nebraska, the GDP per capita is $73,391 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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