Equatorial Guinea vs Rwanda
Equatorial Guinea is 7% larger than Rwanda.
Equatorial GuineaRwandaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
1.07×
Equatorial Guinea is 1.07× the area of Rwanda.
| Equatorial Guinea | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Kigali |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 7% larger than Rwanda. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 1.1 times: Equatorial Guinea has 1.07× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².