Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Economy
make 19.6% more money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 30.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In North Carolina, about 88.7% do 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.