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Nevada vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 106.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 71.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 7.9 times (693%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 11.2 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Boundary Peak is 12,304 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 36.2 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Las Vegas' population is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th 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 74 years.
Nevada vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 3.3 times (235%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada and Rhode Island have about the same average income.
Nevada vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Nevada's county count is 3.4 times (240%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 44.4 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 6.0 times (500%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Clark County's population is 3.5 times (255%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 69.6 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Douglas County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Pershing County's.
Nevada vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada 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
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.6 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 1.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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