Burkina Faso vs Cambodia
Burkina Faso is 51% larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Burkina Faso about 1.5 times.
Burkina FasoCambodiaBurkina Faso moved onto Cambodia · Equal-area projection
1.51×
Burkina Faso is 1.51× the area of Cambodia.
| Burkina Faso | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 181,035 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 17,847,982 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Phnom Penh |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Cambodia at 13° 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 Burkina Faso bigger than Cambodia?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 51% larger than Cambodia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Cambodia covers 181,035 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.5 times: Burkina Faso has 1.51× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Cambodia 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 Cambodia 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, Burkina Faso or Cambodia?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 17,847,982. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Cambodia 99 per km².