Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 4.2 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Carolina, that number is 33.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 74.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 47.3% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In North Carolina, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
make 88.3 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In North Carolina, about 88.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
