Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 5.4 times more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Jersey, that number is 30.0% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 66.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In New Jersey, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2023.
make 63.0 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Jersey, about 91.9% 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
