Bahamas vs Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is 19.8 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Burkina Faso about 20 times.
BahamasBurkina FasoBahamas moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.05× the area of Burkina Faso. Put the other way, Burkina Faso is 19.8× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than Burkina Faso?
- No. Bahamas is 19.8 times smaller than Burkina Faso. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 20 times: Burkina Faso has 19.8× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².