If you lived in Alabama instead of Indonesia, you would:

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2023, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.

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be 32.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Indonesia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.

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be 57.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Alabama, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 38.5% more likely to have internet access

In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Alabama, about 85.9% do as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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