Eswatini vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 52% larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Rwanda about 1.5 times.
EswatiniRwandaEswatini moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.66× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.52× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Kigali |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Rwanda?
- No. Eswatini is 34% smaller than Rwanda. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.5 times: Rwanda has 1.52× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².