Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
be 79.3% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 65.2 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 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 Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), The World Factbook (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), World Bank (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
