Mozambique vs Rwanda
Mozambique is 30.4 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Mozambique about 30 times.
MozambiqueRwandaMozambique moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
30.4×
Mozambique is 30.4× the area of Rwanda.
| Mozambique | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Kigali |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Mozambique is 30.4 times larger than Rwanda. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Mozambique?
- About 30 times: Mozambique has 30.4× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Mozambique and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Rwanda?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 14,569,341. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².