Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso
Afghanistan is 2.38 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Afghanistan about 2.4 times.
AfghanistanBurkina FasoAfghanistan moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 2.38× the area of Burkina Faso.
| Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Ouagadougou |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Burkina Faso at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Burkina Faso?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.38 times larger than Burkina Faso. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.4 times: Afghanistan has 2.38× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Burkina Faso about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 24,074,580. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².