Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 13.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 12.7 times more money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $4,493 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
be 36.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
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
