Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 4.8 times bigger than Rwanda.
Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 379% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (3.6 million fewer people live in North Carolina).
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