Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 55.3% more likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In West Virginia, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
make 64.1% more money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $28,544 as of 2025, while in West Virginia, the GDP per capita is $46,834 as of 2024.
be 19.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In West Virginia, however, that number is 16.3% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), 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
