Rhode Island is about 2.4 times bigger than Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is approximately 1,108 sq km, while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 144% larger than Hong Kong. Meanwhile, the population of Hong Kong is ~7.3 million people (6.2 million fewer people live in Rhode Island).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Hong Kong vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.