Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 32.4% more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 51.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 34.5 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $2,198 as of 2025, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 98.3% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
