Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in North Dakota instead of South Korea, you would:

Health

be 4.4 times more likely to be obese

In South Korea, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Dakota, that number is 37.1% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 2.2 times more money

South Korea has a GDP per capita of $36,227 as of 2025, while in North Dakota, the GDP per capita is $79,272 as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.4% less likely to have internet access

In South Korea, approximately 97.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In North Dakota, about 87.7% do as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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