Rwanda vs Sudan
Sudan is 71.6 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Sudan about 72 times.
RwandaSudanRwanda moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.01× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 71.6× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Khartoum |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Rwanda is 71.6 times smaller than Sudan. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Sudan?
- About 72 times: Sudan has 71.6× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Sudan 27 per km².