Rwanda is around the same size as Vermont.

Vermont is approximately 23,956 sq km, while Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, making Rwanda 10% larger than Vermont. Meanwhile, the population of Vermont is ~625,741 people (12.5 million more people live in Rwanda).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Vermont vs. Rwanda uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.