Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 22.6% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 32.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In District of Columbia, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 20.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In District of Columbia, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2023.
make 10.5 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,970 as of 2025, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
