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6,108 statistics on 4,960 countries, US states, cities and counties. Look one up, compare places, or see what goes together.

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Where things are highest and lowest. Open a map for the full ranking.

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Choose what matters to you. Each state is scored on every statistic you pick (100 is the best state, 0 the worst) and the map shows the average.

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Top 5

  1. 1Vermont75
  2. 2New Hampshire74
  3. 3Virginia72
  4. 4Hawaii69
  5. 5Nebraska68

Bottom 5

  1. 47Michigan30
  2. 48New Mexico30
  3. 49Alaska29
  4. 50Louisiana29
  5. 51Nevada26

What goes with what

Live charts from the data. Open one to highlight places, colour by party or swap a statistic, or read the story behind it.

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Profiles, rankings and every statistic for each place.

Countries
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3,259 metrics · 1,722 topics
US States
51
2,637 metrics · 1,265 topics
US Cities
477
95 metrics · 26 topics
World Cities
1,103
58 metrics · 21 topics
US Counties
3,094
59 metrics · 20 topics

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Agriculture203 topicsCrime & Safety104 topicsCulture475 topicsEconomics396 topicsEducation74 topicsEnvironment263 topicsFacts & Trivia128 topicsFlags27 topicsGeography195 topicsHealth326 topicsHistory76 topicsInfrastructure & Energy112 topicsLaw545 topicsManufacturing & Mining99 topicsMilitary49 topicsPolitics & Government379 topicsPopulation192 topicsSports78 topicsTech & Business240 topicsTravel88 topics

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Ready-made comparisons in the workbench: a combined ranking, an overlay, correlations and a map. Swap any statistic once you are there.

Combined rankingUS states

Best states to live in, your way

Layer income, schools, safety, cost of living, health and happiness into one score.

1Median household income2Education rank3Violent crime4Cost of living5Life expectancy6Happiness
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OverlayUS states

Education rank vs household income

Do richer states have better schools?

xEducation rank (US News)yMedian household income
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CorrelationsUS states

What moves together across the states

See which of these six rise and fall together, and which states stand out.

1Median household income2Education rank3Violent crime4Cost of living5Life expectancy6Happiness
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MapUS states

Income, schools and safety, on a map

Three statistics combined into one score, coloured state by state, with the top and bottom ten.

1Median household income2Education rank3Violent crime
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OverlayUS states

Violent crime vs poverty

Is violent crime higher where more people are poor?

xPoverty rateyViolent crime rate
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OverlayCountries

GDP per capita vs happiness

Does money buy happiness, country by country?

xGDP per capitayWorld happiness score
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OverlayCountries

Life expectancy vs GDP per capita

How much longer do people live in richer countries?

xGDP per capitayLife expectancy
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