Dominican Republic is about 18 times bigger than Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while Dominican Republic is approximately 48,670 sq km, making Dominican Republic 1,699% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (9.6 million more people live in Dominican Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rhode Island vs. Dominican Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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