Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In North Carolina, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 13.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
