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Rhode Island vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Rhode Island's land area is 7.7 times (674%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Rhode Island's total area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Rhode Island's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). US Virgin Islands' east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Crown Mountain is 744 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Rhode Island vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Rhode Island's population is 12.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. Rhode Island's population density is 1.7 times (65%) higher than US Virgin Islands'.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 127 years.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.