Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is about 24 times bigger than Rwanda.

Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 2,265% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (7.7 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rwanda vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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