Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of France, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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
be 39.9% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
make 15.2% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
