Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 38.9% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In West Virginia, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 36.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In West Virginia, however, that number is 16.3% as of 2023.
make 4.8 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (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
