Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Romania, you would:
Economy
make 46.4% more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $40,500 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 39.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 42.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 21.2% 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, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
