Nauru vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 1,254 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Rwanda about 1254 times.
NauruRwandaNauru moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.0× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1,254× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | Kigali |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nauru sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Nauru bigger than Rwanda?
- No. Nauru is 1,254 times smaller than Rwanda. Nauru covers 21 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Rwanda?
- About 1254 times: Rwanda has 1,254× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru is drawn about 1.0× 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, Nauru or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².