Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 12.0 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.

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be 19.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
District of Columbia is 2.4 times more expensive than Barbados overall
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Barbados is about 2.4 times bigger than District of Columbia.
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