Burkina Faso vs El Salvador
Burkina Faso is 13 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Burkina Faso about 13 times.
Burkina FasoEl SalvadorBurkina Faso moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 13× the area of El Salvador.
| Burkina Faso | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | San Salvador |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 13 times larger than El Salvador. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 13 times: Burkina Faso has 13× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Burkina Faso and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 6,365,503. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².