Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Alaska instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

be 13.7% more likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 29.7% more money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 30.6% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.

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Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), The World Factbook (2021), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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