Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 52.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 2.9 times more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.8% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
