Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Belize, you would:
Economy
make 4.6 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 58.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 43.1% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In North Carolina, about 88.7% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
