Brunei vs Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is 47.6 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Burkina Faso about 48 times.
BruneiBurkina FasoBrunei moved onto Burkina Faso · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.02× the area of Burkina Faso. Put the other way, Burkina Faso is 47.6× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 274,200 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 24,074,580 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Ouagadougou |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei bigger than Burkina Faso?
- No. Brunei is 47.6 times smaller than Burkina Faso. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 48 times: Burkina Faso has 47.6× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Burkina Faso look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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, Brunei or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Burkina Faso 88 per km².