Quality of life comparison
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In West Virginia, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 63.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In West Virginia, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 19.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. 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, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
