Falkland Islands vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 2.16 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Rwanda about 2.2 times.
Falkland IslandsRwandaFalkland Islands moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Falkland Islands is 0.46× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 2.16× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | Kigali |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52°S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Rwanda. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Falkland Islands bigger than Rwanda?
- No. Falkland Islands is 2.16 times smaller than Rwanda. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Rwanda?
- About 2.2 times: Rwanda has 2.16× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Rwanda about 1.0×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Rwanda. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².