Mexico vs Rwanda
Mexico is 74.9 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Mexico about 75 times.
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74.9×
Mexico is 74.9× the area of Rwanda.
| Mexico | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Kigali |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Mexico is 74.9 times larger than Rwanda. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Mexico?
- About 75 times: Mexico has 74.9× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Mexico and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Rwanda?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 14,569,341. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².