Afghanistan vs Rwanda
Afghanistan is 24.8 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Afghanistan about 25 times.
AfghanistanRwandaAfghanistan moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 24.8× the area of Rwanda.
| Afghanistan | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kigali |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 24.8 times larger than Rwanda. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Afghanistan?
- About 25 times: Afghanistan has 24.8× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Afghanistan and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Rwanda about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 14,569,341. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².