Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Vietnam, you would:
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, the GDP per capita is $59,308 as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In North Carolina, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% 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.
