Algeria vs Burkina Faso
Algeria is 8.69 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Algeria about 8.7 times.
AlgeriaBurkina FasoAlgeria moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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Algeria is 8.69× the area of Burkina Faso.
| Algeria | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Ouagadougou |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 7 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Burkina Faso?
- Yes. Algeria is 8.69 times larger than Burkina Faso. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Algeria?
- About 8.7 times: Algeria has 8.69× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Algeria and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 24,074,580. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².