Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Alaska, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 20.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Alaska, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
