Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Connecticut, that number is 31.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $36,227 as of 2025, while in Connecticut, the GDP per capita is $77,582 as of 2024.
be 53.0% more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Connecticut, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
