Rwanda vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 57% larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Switzerland about 1.6 times.
RwandaSwitzerlandRwanda moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.64× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 1.57× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- No. Rwanda is 36% smaller than Switzerland. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Switzerland?
- About 1.6 times: Switzerland has 1.57× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 9,092,436. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².