Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In West Virginia, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 13.4% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
