Burkina Faso vs Ghana
Burkina Faso is 15% larger than Ghana.
Burkina FasoGhanaBurkina Faso moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 1.15× the area of Ghana.
| Burkina Faso | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Accra |
| Region | Western Africa | Western 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; Ghana at 8° 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 Ghana?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 15% larger than Ghana. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.1 times: Burkina Faso has 1.15× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Ghana 147 per km².