Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In West Virginia, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 10.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In West Virginia, however, that number is 16.3% as of 2023.
make 25.6% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
