Italy is 11.9× the size of Rwanda
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Rwanda about 25,300 km² (9,770 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 25,300km²Rwanda
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- Italy
- Rwanda
What fits
- Rwanda fits inside Italy about 11.9 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 276,000 km² (107,000 mi²), which is 1,090% of the area of Rwanda.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Rwanda about 0.83.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 14.6 million, 4.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 576 in Rwanda against 195 in Italy: Rwanda is 2.95× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,280 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Rwanda at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Italy as 22.0× the size of Rwanda instead of 11.9×.
- Together Italy and Rwanda cover 326,000 km², close to the size of Malaysia (328,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 276,000 km², is about the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km²).
- At Rwanda's density, Italy would have 173.4 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Rwanda would have 4.9 million (it has 14.6 million).
- Italy's centre is 44.7° of latitude, about 4,970 km, farther north than Rwanda's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 11.9× |
| More people | Italy | 4.04× |
| More crowded | Rwanda | 2.95× |
| Farther north | Italy | 44.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.83× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.10× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.07× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.07× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.05× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 335 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 373 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 671 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 25,300 km²9,770 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 14.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 576 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 26,300 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Kigali |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 3°S to 1°S |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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