Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is 86% larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Burkina Faso about 1.9 times.
BangladeshBurkina FasoBangladesh moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.54× the area of Burkina Faso. Put the other way, Burkina Faso is 1.86× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Ouagadougou |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh bigger than Burkina Faso?
- No. Bangladesh is 46% smaller than Burkina Faso. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.9 times: Burkina Faso has 1.86× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh 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, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 24,074,580. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².