Rwanda vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 36.0 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Tanzania about 36 times.
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Rwanda is 0.03× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 36.0× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Rwanda is 36.0 times smaller than Tanzania. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Tanzania?
- About 36 times: Tanzania has 36.0× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².