Rwanda vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 34.6 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Venezuela about 35 times.
RwandaVenezuelaRwanda moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.03× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 34.6× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Rwanda is 34.6 times smaller than Venezuela. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Venezuela?
- About 35 times: Venezuela has 34.6× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².