Rwanda is 1.06× the size of Lombardy
Rwanda (Africa) covers about 25,300 km² (9,770 mi²) and Lombardy (region of Italy) about 24,000 km² (9,260 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 25,300km²Rwanda
- 24,000km²Lombardy
50 km
- Rwanda
- Lombardy
What fits
- Lombardy is 95% of the size of Rwanda.
- Rwanda is larger by 1,330 km² (513 mi²), which is 5.5% of the area of Lombardy.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rwanda is about 0.83, Lombardy about 0.78.
How they differ
- Rwanda also has the larger population: 14.6 million against 10.1 million, 1.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 576 in Rwanda against 420 in Lombardy: Rwanda is 1.37× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,650 km apart.
- On a standard web map Lombardy looks larger than Rwanda: Rwanda at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Lombardy at 46°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Lombardy as 1.93× the size of Rwanda, when Rwanda is 1.06× the size of Lombardy.
- Together Rwanda and Lombardy cover 49,300 km², close to the size of Slovakia (48,500 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,330 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Lombardy's density, Rwanda would have 10.6 million people (it has 14.6 million). At Rwanda's density, Lombardy would have 13.8 million (it has 10.1 million).
- Lombardy's centre is 47.6° of latitude, about 5,290 km, farther north than Rwanda's.
- Rwanda ranks 150th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Lombardy is the 4th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Lombardy lies about 48° of latitude (roughly 5,290 km) north of Rwanda, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Rwanda would have about 1,740 m² and each person in Lombardy about 2,380 m².
- Laid side by side, Rwanda and Lombardy would cover 49,300 km², about the same size as Slovakia.
- Together they have 24.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Lombardy would rank 150th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Rwanda | Lombardy | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 25,300 km²9,770 mi² | 24,000 km²9,260 mi² |
| Official area | 26,300 km²Wikidata | 23,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 149th of 239worldwide | 4th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 14.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 75th of 237worldwide | 1st of 20in Italy |
| Density | 576 per km² | 420 per km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Milan |
| Latitude range | 3°S to 1°S | 45°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,000 km², to within 2%.
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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. The outline of Lombardy is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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