Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
Health
be 19.9% less likely to be obese
In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Carolina, that number is 33.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.0 times more money
Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 34.6% more likely to have internet access
In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In North Carolina, about 88.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
