Burundi is 1.07× the size of Rwanda
Burundi covers about 27,000 km² (10,400 mi²) and Rwanda about 25,300 km² (9,770 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,000km²Burundi
- 25,300km²Rwanda
50 km
- Burundi
- Rwanda
What fits
- Rwanda is 94% of the size of Burundi.
- Burundi is larger by 1,740 km² (670 mi²), which is 6.9% of the area of Rwanda.
- Measured in Belgiums: Burundi is about 0.88, Rwanda about 0.83.
How they differ
- Burundi is larger, but Rwanda has the larger population: 14.6 million against 13.7 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 576 in Rwanda against 506 in Burundi: Rwanda is 1.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 152 km apart.
- Together Burundi and Rwanda cover 52,300 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,740 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Rwanda's density, Burundi would have 15.6 million people (it has 13.7 million). At Burundi's density, Rwanda would have 12.8 million (it has 14.6 million).
- Rwanda's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 150 km, farther north than Burundi's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Burundi | 1.07× |
| More people | Rwanda | 1.06× |
| More crowded | Rwanda | 1.14× |
| Farther north | Rwanda | 1.4° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Burundi | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.88× | 0.83× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.10× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.07× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.07× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 313 | 1 in 335 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 349 | 1 in 373 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 628 | 1 in 671 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Burundi | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 27,000 km²10,400 mi² | 25,300 km²9,770 mi² |
| Population | 13.7 millionWikidata, 2023 | 14.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 506 per km² | 576 per km² |
| Official area | 27,800 km²Wikidata | 26,300 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Gitega | Kigali |
| Latitude range | 4°S to 2°S | 3°S to 1°S |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 27,000 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 25,300 km² is 3.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 26,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11