Kuwait vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 48% larger than Kuwait.
KuwaitRwandaKuwait moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.68× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.48× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Kigali |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kuwait sits at about 29°N and is stretched to 1.32× 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 Kuwait bigger than Rwanda?
- No. Kuwait is 32% smaller than Rwanda. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.5 times: Rwanda has 1.48× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kuwait is drawn about 1.32× 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, Kuwait or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².