Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 42.2% more likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 73.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 16.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
make 52.3 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $1,089 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 75.3% more likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 51.8% 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
