Rhode Island is around the same size as Samoa.

Samoa is approximately 2,831 sq km, while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 95.58% the size of Samoa. Meanwhile, the population of Samoa is ~206,179 people (846,388 more people live in Rhode Island).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Samoa vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.