Egypt vs Rwanda
Egypt is 38.4 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Egypt about 38 times.
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Egypt is 38.4× the area of Rwanda.
| Egypt | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Kigali |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Egypt is 38.4 times larger than Rwanda. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Egypt?
- About 38 times: Egypt has 38.4× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Egypt and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Rwanda?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 14,569,341. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².