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State size comparison

  1. State Size Comparison
  2. District of Columbia vs. Rhode Island
District of Columbia, USA
compared to
Rhode Island, USA
Quality of life Cost of living Size comparison

District of Columbia is about 15 times smaller than Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 6.54% the size of Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (450,844 fewer people live in District of Columbia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rhode Island vs. District of Columbia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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Make 72.8% less money in Rhode Island
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Rhode Island is 14.1% cheaper than District of Columbia
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