Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 13.5% more likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alabama, that number is 39.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 54.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 15.5 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $3,173 as of 2025, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 39.9% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% 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
