Rwanda vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 86% larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Slovakia about 1.9 times.
RwandaSlovakiaRwanda moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Rwanda is 0.54× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 1.86× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Bratislava |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Rwanda bigger than Slovakia?
- No. Rwanda is 46% smaller than Slovakia. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.9 times: Slovakia has 1.86× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia 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, Rwanda or Slovakia?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 5,413,813. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².