Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 2.5 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $30,700 as of 2023, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
be 40.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
