Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 50.8% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
make 9.7 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.6% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
