Burkina Faso vs Chile
Chile is 2.76 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Chile about 2.8 times.
Burkina FasoChileBurkina Faso moved onto Chile · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.36× the area of Chile. Put the other way, Chile is 2.76× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 756,102 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 19,859,921 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 26 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Santiago |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Chile at 36° S is stretched to 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- No. Burkina Faso is 2.76 times smaller than Chile. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Chile covers 756,102 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Chile?
- About 2.8 times: Chile has 2.76× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Chile 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 Chile about 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 19,859,921. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Chile 26 per km².