Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 4.03 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Ethiopia about 4.0 times.
Burkina FasoEthiopiaBurkina Faso moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.25× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 4.03× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Burkina Faso is 4.03 times smaller than Ethiopia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Ethiopia?
- About 4.0 times: Ethiopia has 4.03× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².