Rwanda is 1.03× the size of Vermont
Rwanda (Africa) covers about 25,300 km² (9,770 mi²) and Vermont (state of the United States) about 24,600 km² (9,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 25,300km²Rwanda
- 24,600km²Vermont
50 km
- Rwanda
- Vermont
What fits
- Vermont is 97% of the size of Rwanda.
- Rwanda is larger by 668 km² (258 mi²), which is 2.7% of the area of Vermont.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rwanda is about 0.83, Vermont about 0.80.
How they differ
- Rwanda also has the larger population: 14.6 million against 643,000, 22.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 576 in Rwanda against 26 in Vermont: Rwanda is 22.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map Vermont looks larger than Rwanda: Rwanda at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Vermont at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Vermont as 1.88× the size of Rwanda, when Rwanda is 1.03× the size of Vermont.
- Together Rwanda and Vermont cover 49,900 km², close to the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 668 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Vermont's density, Rwanda would have 661,000 people (it has 14.6 million). At Rwanda's density, Vermont would have 14.2 million (it has 643,000).
- Vermont's centre is 46.1° of latitude, about 5,120 km, farther north than Rwanda's.
- Rwanda ranks 150th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Vermont is the 43rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Vermont lies about 46° of latitude (roughly 5,120 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 Vermont about 38,310 m².
- Laid side by side, Rwanda and Vermont would cover 49,900 km², about the same size as Costa Rica.
- Together they have 15.2 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Vermont would rank 150th by area and 167th by population.
Side by side
| Rwanda | Vermont | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 25,300 km²9,770 mi² | 24,600 km²9,510 mi² |
| Official area | 26,300 km²Wikidata | 24,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 149th of 239worldwide | 43rd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 14.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 643,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 75th of 237worldwide | 50th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 576 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Montpelier |
| Latitude range | 3°S to 1°S | 43°N to 45°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. 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 24,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,600 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
- 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