Burkina Faso vs Cuba
Burkina Faso is 2.5 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Burkina Faso about 2.5 times.
Burkina FasoCubaBurkina Faso moved onto Cuba · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 2.5× the area of Cuba.
| Burkina Faso | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Havana |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 2.5 times larger than Cuba. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 2.5 times: Burkina Faso has 2.5× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Cuba 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 Cuba about 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 10,937,203. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Cuba 100 per km².