Burkina Faso vs Congo
Congo is 25% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoCongoBurkina Faso moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.8× the area of Congo. Put the other way, Congo is 1.25× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Brazzaville |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle Africa |
| 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; Congo at 1° S 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 Congo?
- No. Burkina Faso is 20% smaller than Congo. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Congo?
- About 1.2 times: Congo has 1.25× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Congo 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 Congo 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 Congo?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 6,484,437. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Congo 19 per km².