Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Alaska instead of Venezuela, you would:

Health

be 38.8% more likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Alaska, that number is 31.9% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

make 21.7 times more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.4% more likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alaska, about 90.8% do as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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