Rwanda vs Spain
Spain is 19.2 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Spain about 19 times.
RwandaSpainRwanda moved onto Spain · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.05× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 19.2× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Madrid |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Spain 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 Spain?
- No. Rwanda is 19.2 times smaller than Spain. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Spain?
- About 19 times: Spain has 19.2× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. That is why Spain 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 Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Spain 98 per km².