Burkina Faso vs Eswatini
Burkina Faso is 15.8 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Burkina Faso about 16 times.
Burkina FasoEswatiniBurkina Faso moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
15.8×
Burkina Faso is 15.8× the area of Eswatini.
| Burkina Faso | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Mbabane |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S 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 Eswatini?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 15.8 times larger than Eswatini. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 16 times: Burkina Faso has 15.8× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 1,256,174. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².