Rwanda vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 14.8 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Zimbabwe about 15 times.
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Rwanda is 0.07× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 14.8× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Rwanda is 14.8 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 15 times: Zimbabwe has 14.8× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².