Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Alaska, you would:

Health

live 8.3 years less

In Alaska, the average life expectancy is 77 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Alaska, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

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make 96.3% less money

Alaska has a GDP per capita of $75,882 as of 2024, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 81.3% less likely to have internet access

In Alaska, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Ethiopia, about 17.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Compare further: Alaska vs. Ethiopia

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Ethiopia is 24.6% cheaper than Alaska
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Size Comparison · See true size
Alaska is about 1.3 times bigger than Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia: At a glance

Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,096,570 sq km. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea late in the 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
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