Burkina Faso vs Egypt
Egypt is 3.68 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Egypt about 3.7 times.
Burkina FasoEgyptBurkina Faso moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.27× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 3.68× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Cairo |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Burkina Faso is 3.68 times smaller than Egypt. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Egypt?
- About 3.7 times: Egypt has 3.68× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Egypt 117 per km².