Country size comparison

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Sweden is about 17 times bigger than Rwanda.

Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, making Sweden 1,610% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (2.7 million fewer people live in Sweden).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rwanda vs. Sweden uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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