United States vs North America: country comparison
A UN member state, or a continent's average.
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$
In US dollars, spent in each country.
$100 spent in the United States buys about what
$92.74
buys in North America, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in North America buys what $108 buys in the United States. Prices across the United States' economy average 108% of North America's, so a dollar goes 8% further in North America.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
United States
North America
Economy
Population
341.8 million
608.5 million23 of 23 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$30.8 trillion
$35.6 trillion21 of 23 countries
GDP per personUS dollars
$90,027
$59,56421 of 23 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$90,027
$64,22621 of 23 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
100%
93%21 of 23 countries
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.00 in the US
$1.08 in the US21 of 23 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
Medians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
United States
North America
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$30.8 trillion
$38.4 trillion21 of 23 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
1.000U.S. dollar
Many currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$88,810
$58,81321 of 23 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$89,490
$63,63321 of 23 countries
World Bank income groups: United States, high income. North America adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. North America covers the 21 of its 23 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.