Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 10.1% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Carolina, that number is 33.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 59.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 29.6% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In North Carolina, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
make 4.3 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 27.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
