Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Nebraska instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

be 36.6% more likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nebraska, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 36.8% less likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nebraska, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.

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make 27.4% more money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $57,602 as of 2025, while in Nebraska, the GDP per capita is $73,391 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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