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Indiana vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Indiana's land area is 34.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Indiana's total area is 23.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 4.5 times (352%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Indiana's east-west width is 4.6 times (360%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Hoosier Hill is 444 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 6.2 times (523%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 5.6 times (457%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Indianapolis' population is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th 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 26 years.
Indiana vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 6.5 times (546%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Indiana and Rhode Island have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Indiana's county count is 18.4 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Allen County's land area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 3.6 times (258%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Marion County's population is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 8.4 times (736%) larger than Ohio County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Hamilton County and Bristol County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Miami County's.
Indiana vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 3.04 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- The two are essentially equal.
Official Websites
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