Rwanda vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 6.21 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Tunisia about 6.2 times.
RwandaTunisiaRwanda moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Rwanda is 0.16× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 6.21× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Rwanda is 6.21 times smaller than Tunisia. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Tunisia?
- About 6.2 times: Tunisia has 6.21× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 12,348,573. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².