Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Iowa, that number is 38.7% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Iowa, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 33.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 15.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iowa, however, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
make 44.5% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
