Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 31.0% more likely to be obese
In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 59.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 47.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 4.4 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), 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
