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United States vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²). United States' land area is 3,417.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 2,461.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km). United States' north-south length is 59.5 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km). United States' east-west width is 114.9 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m). Denali is 19,497 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024). United States' population is 305.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8. Rhode Island's population density is 11.2 times higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706. New York's population is 43.5 times larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 11.7 times larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 14 years.
United States vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion. United States' economic output is 382.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265. United States' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.