Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Dakota instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 12.5% more likely to be obese
In Syria, 33.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Dakota, that number is 37.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 81.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Dakota, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 75.0 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in North Dakota, the GDP per capita is $79,272 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 88.2% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In North Dakota, about 87.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), The World Factbook (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
