Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 20.5% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Carolina, that number is 33.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 13.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In North Carolina, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
make 54.9% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
