Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Rhode Island, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 15.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 57.0% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
