Country size comparison
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New Jersey is about 1.4 times smaller than Rwanda.
Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 72.94% the size of Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (4.4 million fewer people live in New Jersey).
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