Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in South Dakota instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

be 30.0% more likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Dakota, that number is 35.6% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Dakota, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.

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

Compare further: United Kingdom vs. South Dakota

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Dakota is 15.5% cheaper than United Kingdom overall
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United Kingdom is about 1.2 times bigger than South Dakota.
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