Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 80.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In North Carolina, about 88.7% do 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).
