Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 6.5 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 4.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 26.4 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
be 19.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 32.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 68.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
