Burkina Faso vs Gambia
Burkina Faso is 24.3 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Burkina Faso about 24 times.
Burkina FasoGambiaBurkina Faso moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 24.3× the area of Gambia.
| Burkina Faso | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Banjul |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 24.3 times larger than Gambia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 24 times: Burkina Faso has 24.3× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 2,822,093. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Gambia 250 per km².