Chad vs Rwanda
Chad is 48.8 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Chad about 49 times.
ChadRwandaChad moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Chad is 48.8× the area of Rwanda.
| Chad | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Kigali |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Chad is 48.8 times larger than Rwanda. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Chad?
- About 49 times: Chad has 48.8× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Chad and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Rwanda?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 14,569,341. Density: Chad 16 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².