Burkina Faso vs China
China is 35.0 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into China about 35 times.
Burkina FasoChinaBurkina Faso moved onto China · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.03× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 35.0× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Beijing |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. That difference is why China 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 China?
- No. Burkina Faso is 35.0 times smaller than China. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into China?
- About 35 times: China has 35.0× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and China 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 China about 1.56×. That is why China 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 China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², China 147 per km².