Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 53.1% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
be 18.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
