Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Tunisia, you would:
Economy
be 57.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
be 18.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In District of Columbia, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2023.
make 44.9 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $4,657 as of 2025, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.0% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 76.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
