Rwanda vs Turkey
Turkey is 29.8 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Turkey about 30 times.
RwandaTurkeyRwanda moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.03× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 29.8× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Rwanda is 29.8 times smaller than Turkey. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Turkey?
- About 30 times: Turkey has 29.8× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Turkey 110 per km².