Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
make 2.6 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 17.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.1% 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, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
