Africa · Eastern Africa
Rwanda
Rwanda covers about 25,300 km² (9,770 mi²), the 150th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to North Macedonia, at about 25,400 km².
- 25,300km²Area, main territory
- 14.6 millionPopulation
- 0.83In Belgiums
50 km
- Rwanda
Facts
| Area, main territory | 25,300 km²9,770 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 26,300 km²Wikidata · 3.9% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.83 |
| Capital | Kigali |
| Population | 14.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 576 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 3°S to 1°S |
| In other languages | Ruanda Español · Ruanda Deutsch · Ruanda Português · ルワンダ 日本語 · 卢旺达 中文 · 르완다 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#48 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Rwanda
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 671× the size of Rwanda.
- Rwanda ranks 75th of 237 by population but only 149th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 576 people per km², Rwanda is the 7th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Rwanda lies at 2°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Rwanda's main territory stretches about 197 km north to south and 226 km east to west.
- 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.
How Rwanda measures up
Rwanda holds 0.1% of the land area and 1.0% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Eastern Africa it is the 15th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 25,300 km² | 149th of 239 |
| Population | 14.6 million | 75th of 237 |
| Density | 576 per km² | 7th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 2.0°S | 176th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Rwanda is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.83× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.07× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.07× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 335 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 373 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 671 its size |
Where Rwanda sits
- Rwanda's centre lies at 2.0°S, 29.9°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 220 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 3°S to 1°S, about 200 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Rwanda had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Rwanda would have 31.7 million people. It has 14.6 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Rwanda would have 94,000 people. It has 14.6 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 1.8 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2025; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11