Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 60.6% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In District of Columbia, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 35.6 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
be 28.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
