Burkina Faso vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 18% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoCôte d'IvoireBurkina Faso moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.85× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 1.18× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Western Africa | Western 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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Burkina Faso is 15% smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.2 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.18× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².