British Virgin Islands vs Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is 1,816 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Burkina Faso about 1816 times.
British Virgin IslandsBurkina FasoBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Burkina Faso. Put the other way, Burkina Faso is 1,816× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Burkina Faso?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 1,816 times smaller than Burkina Faso. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1816 times: Burkina Faso has 1,816× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².