Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of South Africa, you would:
Economy
be 84.6% less likely to be unemployed
In South Africa, 32.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 73.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In South Africa, 37.9% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Alaska, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
make 11.5 times more money
South Africa has a GDP per capita of $6,598 as of 2025, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% more likely to have internet access
In South Africa, approximately 78.4% 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), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
