Aruba vs Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is 1,532 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Burkina Faso about 1532 times.
ArubaBurkina FasoAruba moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Burkina Faso. Put the other way, Burkina Faso is 1,532× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Ouagadougou |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Burkina Faso?
- No. Aruba is 1,532 times smaller than Burkina Faso. Aruba covers 179 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1532 times: Burkina Faso has 1,532× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².