Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 47.6% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In District of Columbia, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 30.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% 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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make 5.3 times more money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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