Burkina Faso vs Cyprus
Burkina Faso is 29.7 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Burkina Faso about 30 times.
Burkina FasoCyprusBurkina Faso moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
29.7×
Burkina Faso is 29.7× the area of Cyprus.
| Burkina Faso | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Nicosia |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 29.7 times larger than Cyprus. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 30 times: Burkina Faso has 29.7× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 1,370,754. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².