Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Russia, you would:
Economy
make 17.7% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $39,800 as of 2023, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
be 32.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 48.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 11.0% 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.
