Israel vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 27% larger than Israel.
IsraelRwandaIsrael moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
0.79×
Israel is 0.79× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.27× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Kigali |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Rwanda?
- No. Israel is 21% smaller than Rwanda. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.3 times: Rwanda has 1.27× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².