Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica
Burkina Faso is 5.36 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Burkina Faso about 5.4 times.
Burkina FasoCosta RicaBurkina Faso moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 5.36× the area of Costa Rica.
| Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | San Jose |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Costa Rica at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Costa Rica?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 5.36 times larger than Costa Rica. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 5.4 times: Burkina Faso has 5.36× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica about 1.03×. 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 Costa Rica?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 5,152,950. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².