Kenya vs Rwanda
Kenya is 22.1 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Kenya about 22 times.
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Kenya is 22.1× the area of Rwanda.
| Kenya | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Kigali |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Kenya sits at about 1°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 Kenya bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Kenya is 22.1 times larger than Rwanda. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Kenya?
- About 22 times: Kenya has 22.1× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Kenya and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya 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, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 14,569,341. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².