Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 29.5% more likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alabama, that number is 39.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 10.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Alabama, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2023.
make 24.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.6% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alabama, about 85.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), The World Factbook (2020), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
