Country size comparison
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Svalbard is about 23 times bigger than Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, making Svalbard 2,193% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (1.0 million fewer people live in Svalbard).
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