Rhode Island (USA) is 3.7 times larger than Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States. Rhode Island is the smallest in area, the eighth least populous, but the second most densely populated of the 50 US states behind New Jersey. Wikipedia
Area: 733 km2 calculated
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2013, the estimated population of Charlotte according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 792,862, making it the 16th largest city in the United States based on population. Wikipedia