Maryland is 1.01× the size of Rwanda
Maryland (state of the United States) covers about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²) and Rwanda (Africa) about 25,300 km² (9,770 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 25,500km²Maryland
- 25,300km²Rwanda
100 km
- Maryland
- Rwanda
What fits
- Rwanda is 99% of the size of Maryland.
- Maryland is larger by 157 km² (60.6 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of Rwanda.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maryland is about 0.83, Rwanda about 0.83.
How they differ
- Maryland is larger, but Rwanda has the larger population: 14.6 million against 6.2 million, 2.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 576 in Rwanda against 243 in Maryland: Rwanda is 2.37× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Maryland at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Rwanda at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Maryland as 1.67× the size of Rwanda instead of 1.01×.
- Together Maryland and Rwanda cover 50,800 km², close to the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km², 0.8% bigger).
- At Rwanda's density, Maryland would have 14.7 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Maryland's density, Rwanda would have 6.1 million (it has 14.6 million).
- Maryland's centre is 41.0° of latitude, about 4,560 km, farther north than Rwanda's.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Rwanda ranks 150th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maryland lies about 41° of latitude (roughly 4,560 km) north of Rwanda, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maryland would have about 4,120 m² and each person in Rwanda about 1,740 m².
- Laid side by side, Maryland and Rwanda would cover 50,800 km², about the same size as Costa Rica.
- Together they have 20.7 million people, 1.03× as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, Maryland would rank 148th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Maryland | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² | 25,300 km²9,770 mi² |
| Official area | 32,100 km²Wikidata | 26,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 42nd of 51in the United States | 149th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 14.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 51in the United States | 75th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 243 per km² | 576 per km² |
| Capital | Annapolis | Kigali |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 3°S to 1°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12