Burkina Faso vs Burundi
Burkina Faso is 9.85 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Burkina Faso about 9.9 times.
Burkina FasoBurundiBurkina Faso moved onto Burundi · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 9.85× the area of Burundi.
| Burkina Faso | Burundi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 27,834 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 14,390,003 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 517 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Bujumbura |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burkina Faso sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Burundi at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Burkina Faso bigger than Burundi?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 9.85 times larger than Burundi. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Burundi covers 27,834 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 9.9 times: Burkina Faso has 9.85× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Burundi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burkina Faso is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Burundi about 1.0×. 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, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Burundi 517 per km².