Rhode Island is about 31 times smaller than United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 3.24% the size of United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (8.9 million fewer people live in Rhode Island).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of United Arab Emirates vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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