Rhode Island is 1.10× the size of Réunion (France)

Rhode Island (state of the United States) covers about 2,830 km² (1,090 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

2,830km²Rhode Island
2,580km²Réunion (France)

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Rhode Island
Réunion (France)

What fits

Réunion (France) is 91% of the size of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is larger by 250 km² (96.5 mi²), which is 9.7% of the area of Réunion (France).
Measured in Belgiums: Rhode Island is about 0.09, Réunion (France) about 0.08.

How they differ

Rhode Island also has the larger population: 1.1 million against 881,000, 1.25× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 387 in Rhode Island against 341 in Réunion (France): Rhode Island is 1.14× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 14,600 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Rhode Island at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Réunion (France) at 21°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Rhode Island as 1.71× the size of Réunion (France) instead of 1.10×.
Together Rhode Island and Réunion (France) cover 5,410 km², close to the size of Cyprus (5,400 km², 0.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 250 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
At Réunion (France)'s density, Rhode Island would have 967,000 people (it has 1.1 million). At Rhode Island's density, Réunion (France) would have 1.0 million (it has 881,000).
Rhode Island's centre is 62.8° of latitude, about 6,980 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
Rhode Island is the 50th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Rhode Island lies about 63° of latitude (roughly 6,980 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Rhode Island would have about 2,580 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
Laid side by side, Rhode Island and Réunion (France) would cover 5,410 km², about the same size as Cyprus.
Together they have 2.0 million people, about as many people as Lesotho.

Side by side

	Rhode Island	Réunion (France)
Is a	StateUnited States	Overseas regionFrance
Area, measured	2,830 km²1,090 mi²	2,580 km²997 mi²
Official area	3,140 km²Wikidata	2,510 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	50th of 51in the United States	15th of 18in France
Population	1.1 millionWikidata, 2020	881,000Wikidata, 2022
Rank by population	43rd of 51in the United States	13th of 18in France
Density	387 per km²	341 per km²
Capital	Providence	Saint-Denis
Latitude range	41°N to 42°N	21°S to 21°S

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 2,830 km² is 9.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,140 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-12

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