Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Georgia, you would:
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $22,200 as of 2023, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
be 62.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 34.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.