Barbados vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 60.0 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Rwanda about 60 times.
BarbadosRwandaBarbados moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.02× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 60.0× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Kigali |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Rwanda?
- No. Barbados is 60.0 times smaller than Rwanda. Barbados covers 439 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Rwanda?
- About 60 times: Rwanda has 60.0× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².