Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New York, that number is 29.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 15.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In New York, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2023.
make 19.8% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 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
