Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Cameroon is 73% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Cameroon about 1.7 times.
Burkina FasoCameroonBurkina Faso moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.58× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 1.73× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Yaounde |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Cameroon at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Cameroon?
- No. Burkina Faso is 42% smaller than Cameroon. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.7 times: Cameroon has 1.73× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Cameroon 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 Cameroon about 1.01×. 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 Cameroon?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².