Country size comparison
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Rwanda is about 1.4 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, making Rwanda 37% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (4.4 million more people live in Rwanda).
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