State size comparison
compared to
Connecticut is about 4.6 times bigger than Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 364% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (2.5 million more people live in Connecticut).
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