Rhode Island is about 1.3 times bigger than Mauritius.

Mauritius is approximately 2,040 sq km, while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 33% larger than Mauritius. Meanwhile, the population of Mauritius is ~1.3 million people (255,655 fewer people live in Rhode Island).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mauritius vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.