If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Armenia, you would:

Economy

be 50.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.

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be 37.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Armenia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In District of Columbia, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2023.

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make 22.1 times more money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.0% more likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 81.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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