Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Alabama, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 35.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 29.0% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
