Burkina Faso vs Djibouti
Burkina Faso is 11.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Burkina Faso about 12 times.
Burkina FasoDjiboutiBurkina Faso moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 11.8× the area of Djibouti.
| Burkina Faso | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Djibouti |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 11.8 times larger than Djibouti. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 12 times: Burkina Faso has 11.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Djibouti 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 Djibouti about 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 1,184,076. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².