Barbados vs Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is 625 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Burkina Faso about 625 times.
BarbadosBurkina FasoBarbados moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Burkina Faso. Put the other way, Burkina Faso is 625× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Burkina Faso?
- No. Barbados is 625 times smaller than Burkina Faso. Barbados covers 439 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 625 times: Burkina Faso has 625× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².