Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
be 19.9% more likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In District of Columbia, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 14.2 times more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $14,692 as of 2025, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
be 34.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In District of Columbia, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
