Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 98.9% more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 73.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Alaska, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
make 38.5 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
be 38.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 96.3% more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
