Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 17.8 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Alaska, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 44.6 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
be 57.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 7.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
