Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 82.4% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In West Virginia, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
make 52.4% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.8% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 98.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In West Virginia, about 84.7% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
