Country size comparison

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Illinois is about 5 times bigger than Rwanda.

Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 447% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (343,098 fewer people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rwanda vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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