Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virginia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 61.9% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Virginia, that number is 35.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 13.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Virginia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
make 2.4 times more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Virginia, the GDP per capita is $69,111 as of 2024.
be 14.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virginia, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
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
