Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alabama, that number is 39.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 40.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 33.2% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $73,684 as of 2025, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alabama, about 85.9% 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
