Providence is about 20 times smaller than Indianapolis.

Indianapolis is approximately 935 sq km, while Providence is approximately 48 sq km, making Providence 5.1% the size of Indianapolis.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Indianapolis vs. Providence uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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