Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alabama, that number is 39.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Alabama, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
