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Hawaii vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Hawaii's land area is 6.2 times (521%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 7.1 times (610%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 5.5 times (446%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 9.2 times (819%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mauna Kea is 12,984 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Hawaii'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.
Hawaii vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 4.8 times (378%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Honolulu's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th 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.
Hawaii vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and Rhode Island have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Hawaii and Rhode Island have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 9.8 times (884%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Bristol County's land area is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 619.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Hawaii County's.
Hawaii vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 5.01 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Rhode Island official website
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