Even though Arizona and Rhode Island are both states of the us., they are strikingly different in The physical size of each state many ways. is difference. Arizona is large, having an area of 114,000 square miles, Rhode Island is only about a tenth the size, having an area of only 1,214 square miles. Another difference is in the size of the population of each state. Arizona have about four million people living in it. The two states differ kinds of natural environments that each has. For example, in the Arizona is dry state, consisting of large desert areas that do not a very receive much rainfall Similarly, Rhode Island is located in every year. a temperate zone and receives average of 44 inches of rain per year. In an addition, while Arizona is landlocked state and thus has no seashore, a Rhode Island lies on the atlantic ocean and does have a significant coastline.