Burkina Faso vs Eritrea
Burkina Faso is 2.33 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Burkina Faso about 2.3 times.
Burkina FasoEritreaBurkina Faso moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 2.33× the area of Eritrea.
| Burkina Faso | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Asmara |
| 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; Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 2.33 times larger than Eritrea. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 2.3 times: Burkina Faso has 2.33× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Eritrea 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 Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 3,607,003. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².