Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 40.0% more likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rhode Island, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rhode Island, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 35.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Rhode Island, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2023.
make 14.1 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.9% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (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), The World Factbook (2020), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
