Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 28.1% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 69.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 33.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 18.5 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
