Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 8.8 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 42.5 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% 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
