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Arizona vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 109.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 73.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 7.0 times (603%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 10.8 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 11,809 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 6.8 times (582%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 16.1 times higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Phoenix's population is 8.6 times (759%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 3.0 times (205%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 122 years.
Arizona vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 7.1 times (609%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Arizona and Rhode Island have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Arizona's county count is 3.0 times (200%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 45.5 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 51.3 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 6.9 times (591%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Greenlee County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Graham County's.
Arizona vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 3.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 1.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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