Burkina Faso vs Dominica
Burkina Faso is 365 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Burkina Faso about 365 times.
Burkina FasoDominicaBurkina Faso moved onto Dominica · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 365× the area of Dominica.
| Burkina Faso | Dominica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 751 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 65,871 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Roseau |
| 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; Dominica at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Dominica?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 365 times larger than Dominica. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Dominica covers 751 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 365 times: Burkina Faso has 365× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Dominica 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 Dominica about 1.08×. 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 Dominica?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 65,871. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Dominica 88 per km².