Burkina Faso vs Finland
Finland is 23% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoFinlandBurkina Faso moved onto Finland · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.81× the area of Finland. Put the other way, Finland is 1.23× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Finland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 338,478 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 5,646,436 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Helsinki |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| 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; Finland at 64° N is stretched to 5.3×. That difference is why Finland looks so much bigger than it is next to Burkina Faso. 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 Finland?
- No. Burkina Faso is 19% smaller than Finland. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Finland covers 338,478 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Finland?
- About 1.2 times: Finland has 1.23× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Finland 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 Finland about 5.3×. That is why Finland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burkina Faso. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Burkina Faso or Finland?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 5,646,436. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Finland 17 per km².