Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Alaska, you would:
Health
be 49.7% less likely to be obese
In Alaska, 31.9% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 28.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Alaska, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Alaska, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.7% as of 2021.
make 97.4% less money
Alaska has a GDP per capita of $75,882 as of 2024, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 49.1% less likely to have internet access
In Alaska, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
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