Burkina Faso vs Colombia
Colombia is 4.16 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Colombia about 4.2 times.
Burkina FasoColombiaBurkina Faso moved onto Colombia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.24× the area of Colombia. Put the other way, Colombia is 4.16× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,141,748 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 53,425,635 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 47 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Bogota |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Colombia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- No. Burkina Faso is 4.16 times smaller than Colombia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Colombia covers 1,141,748 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Colombia?
- About 4.2 times: Colombia has 4.16× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Colombia 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 Colombia about 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Colombia 47 per km².