Japan vs Rwanda
Japan is 14.4 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Japan about 14 times.
JapanRwandaJapan moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
14.4×
Japan is 14.4× the area of Rwanda.
| Japan | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Kigali |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Japan is 14.4 times larger than Rwanda. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Japan?
- About 14 times: Japan has 14.4× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Japan and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Rwanda about 1.0×. That is why Japan 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, Japan or Rwanda?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 14,569,341. Density: Japan 326 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².