Rwanda vs Yemen
Yemen is 17.3 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Yemen about 17 times.
RwandaYemenRwanda moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.06× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 17.3× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Rwanda is 17.3 times smaller than Yemen. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Yemen?
- About 17 times: Yemen has 17.3× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Yemen 92 per km².