Burkina Faso vs Gabon
Burkina Faso and Gabon are almost exactly the same size.
Burkina FasoGabonBurkina Faso moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 1.02× the area of Gabon.
| Burkina Faso | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Libreville |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Gabon?
- Yes. Burkina Faso and Gabon are almost exactly the same size. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.0 times: Burkina Faso has 1.02× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Gabon 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 Gabon about 1.0×. 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 Gabon?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 2,593,130. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².