Providence is about 1.2 times smaller than Albany.

Albany (map shows its 24 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 55 sq km, while Providence is approximately 48 sq km, making Providence 85.99% the size of Albany.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Albany vs. Providence uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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