Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 32.4% more likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In West Virginia, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In West Virginia, however, that number is 16.3% as of 2023.
make 28.1% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.9% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In West Virginia, about 84.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), The World Factbook (2020), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
