Burkina Faso vs Fiji
Burkina Faso is 15 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Burkina Faso about 15 times.
Burkina FasoFijiBurkina Faso moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 15× the area of Fiji.
| Burkina Faso | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 933,154 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Suva |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Fiji at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 15 times larger than Fiji. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 15 times: Burkina Faso has 15× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Fiji 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 Fiji about 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 933,154. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Fiji 51 per km².