Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea
Burkina Faso is 9.78 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Burkina Faso about 9.8 times.
Burkina FasoEquatorial GuineaBurkina Faso moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 9.78× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Malabo |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 9.78 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 9.8 times: Burkina Faso has 9.78× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 1,938,431. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².