Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 19.8% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 39.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
make 2.0 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.1% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 70.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do 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), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
