New Caledonia is about 7 times bigger than Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 586% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (755,407 fewer people live in New Caledonia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rhode Island vs. New Caledonia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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