Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of American Samoa, you would:
Health
be 58.3% less likely to be obese
In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), The World Factbook (2021), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
