Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Jersey, that number is 30.0% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 15.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In New Jersey, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2023.
make 38.3% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
