Country size comparison

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Burundi is around the same size as Rwanda.

Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Burundi is approximately 27,830 sq km, making Burundi 6% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~14.6 million people (179,338 fewer people live in Burundi).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rwanda vs. Burundi uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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