Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Rhode Island, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 19.0 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Rhode Island, the GDP per capita is $56,938 as of 2024.
be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. 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.
Basic Needs
be 37.6% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Rhode Island, about 90.8% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
