Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years less
In Sweden, 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 55.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 24.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. 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, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
