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Alaska vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 552.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 430.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 19.7 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 36.8 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Denali is 19,424 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Rhode Island's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 827.5 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Anchorage's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 4.2 times (318%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 169 years.
Alaska vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Rhode Island's economic output is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Alaska vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Alaska's county count is 6.0 times (500%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 356.0 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 18.4 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 72.7 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.6 times (62%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 5.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 5.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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