Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Alabama, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 57.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 11.8% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
