Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 38.5% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 9.7 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% more likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 82.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
