Colombia vs Rwanda
Colombia is 43.3 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Colombia about 43 times.
ColombiaRwandaColombia moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
43.3×
Colombia is 43.3× the area of Rwanda.
| Colombia | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Kigali |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Colombia is 43.3 times larger than Rwanda. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Colombia?
- About 43 times: Colombia has 43.3× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Colombia and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Rwanda?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 14,569,341. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².