Rwanda vs Saint Helena
Rwanda is 66.8 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Rwanda about 67 times.
RwandaSaint HelenaRwanda moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
66.8×
Rwanda is 66.8× the area of Saint Helena.
| Rwanda | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 5,633 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Jamestown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Rwanda bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Rwanda is 66.8 times larger than Saint Helena. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Rwanda?
- About 67 times: Rwanda has 66.8× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Rwanda and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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, Rwanda or Saint Helena?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 5,633. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².