Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
be 13.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
make 22.7% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $73,684 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
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), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
