Laos vs Rwanda
Laos is 8.99 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Laos about 9.0 times.
LaosRwandaLaos moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 8.99× the area of Rwanda.
| Laos | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Kigali |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Laos is 8.99 times larger than Rwanda. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Laos?
- About 9.0 times: Laos has 8.99× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Laos and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 7,873,046. Density: Laos 33 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².