Rhode Island is about 4.5 times smaller than Vanuatu.

Vanuatu is approximately 12,189 sq km, while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 22.2% the size of Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the population of Vanuatu is ~308,043 people (744,524 more people live in Rhode Island).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Vanuatu vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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