Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 27.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. 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, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
