State size comparison
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Kentucky is about 38 times bigger than Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 3,703% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (3.3 million more people live in Kentucky).
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