Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Montana instead of Yemen, you would:

Health

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montana, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 78.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montana, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 5.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Montana, about 88.7% do as of 2023.

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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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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