Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 85.4 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Saudi Arabia about 85 times.
RwandaSaudi ArabiaRwanda moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.01× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 85.4× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Riyadh |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Rwanda is 85.4 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 85 times: Saudi Arabia has 85.4× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².