Namibia vs Rwanda
Namibia is 31.3 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Namibia about 31 times.
NamibiaRwandaNamibia moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
31.3×
Namibia is 31.3× the area of Rwanda.
| Namibia | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Kigali |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Rwanda?
- Yes. Namibia is 31.3 times larger than Rwanda. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Namibia?
- About 31 times: Namibia has 31.3× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Namibia and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².