Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of China, you would:
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 27.2% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 21.5% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% 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.
