Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 28.1% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 68.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Alaska, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
make 8.9 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alaska, about 90.8% 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), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
