Rwanda vs South Korea
South Korea is 3.81 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into South Korea about 3.8 times.
RwandaSouth KoreaRwanda moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
0.26×
Rwanda is 0.26× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 3.81× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why South Korea 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 South Korea?
- No. Rwanda is 3.81 times smaller than South Korea. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into South Korea?
- About 3.8 times: South Korea has 3.81× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. That is why South Korea 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², South Korea 515 per km².