Rhode Island is about 1.5 times smaller than French Polynesia.

French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 64.94% the size of French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (753,211 more people live in Rhode Island).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of French Polynesia vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.