Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
be 20.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 31.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In West Virginia, however, that number is 16.3% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
