Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Latvia, you would:
Economy
make 56.9% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 47.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In North Carolina, however, that number is 12.1% 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.
