Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Peru, you would:
Economy
be 14.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 59.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 5.9 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
