Country size comparison
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Netherlands is about 1.6 times bigger than Rwanda.
Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 58% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (4.2 million more people live in Netherlands).
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