Rwanda vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 24.5 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into South Sudan about 24 times.
RwandaSouth SudanRwanda moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.04× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 24.5× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Juba |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Rwanda is 24.5 times smaller than South Sudan. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into South Sudan?
- About 24 times: South Sudan has 24.5× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 12,188,788. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².