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

Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 2,989% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (8.9 million more people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rhode Island vs. United Arab Emirates uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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