Burkina Faso vs Canada
Canada is 36.4 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Canada about 36 times.
Burkina FasoCanadaBurkina Faso moved onto Canada · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.03× the area of Canada. Put the other way, Canada is 36.4× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 9,984,670 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 41,651,653 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Ottawa |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Canada at 60° N is stretched to 4.1×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Burkina Faso. 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 Canada?
- No. Burkina Faso is 36.4 times smaller than Canada. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Canada covers 9,984,670 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Canada?
- About 36 times: Canada has 36.4× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Canada 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 Canada about 4.1×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burkina Faso. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Burkina Faso or Canada?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Canada 4.2 per km².