Rwanda vs Zambia
Zambia is 28.6 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Zambia about 29 times.
RwandaZambiaRwanda moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.03× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 28.6× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Rwanda is 28.6 times smaller than Zambia. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Zambia?
- About 29 times: Zambia has 28.6× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Zambia 29 per km².