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Rhode Island vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 93.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 63.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 5.3 times (431%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 9.8 times (876%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 12,977 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Rhode Island vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Rhode Island's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Rhode Island's population density is 176.4 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Providence's population is 3.0 times (196%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 16.7 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 100 years.
Rhode Island vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Rhode Island's economic output is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Rhode Island vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Rhode Island has 5 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 4.6 times (360%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Rhode Island's largest county is Providence County at 410 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 25.5 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 83.2 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Providence County's population is 6.6 times (564%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Bristol County's population is 21.8 times larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.3 times (433%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Providence County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Uinta County's.
Rhode Island vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 5.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Rhode Island: 1.07% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Rhode Island: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 1.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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