North Macedonia vs Rwanda
Rwanda and North Macedonia are almost exactly the same size.
North MacedoniaRwandaNorth Macedonia moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
0.98×
North Macedonia is 0.98× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.02× the size of North Macedonia.
| North Macedonia | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 25,713 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 1,820,909 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Skopje | Kigali |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. North Macedonia sits at about 42°N and is stretched to 1.79× its true area; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why North Macedonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Rwanda. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is North Macedonia bigger than Rwanda?
- No. North Macedonia and Rwanda are almost exactly the same size. North Macedonia covers 25,713 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.0 times: Rwanda has 1.02× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do North Macedonia and Rwanda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Macedonia is drawn about 1.79× its true area there and Rwanda about 1.0×. That is why North Macedonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Rwanda. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Macedonia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 1,820,909. Density: North Macedonia 71 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².