Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 14.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 73.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 18.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 82.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 55.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Alaska, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
make 114.8 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $661 as of 2025, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
