Burkina Faso vs Greenland
Greenland is 7.9 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Greenland about 7.9 times.
Burkina FasoGreenlandBurkina Faso moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.13× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 7.9× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 56,831 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Nuuk |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Burkina Faso is 7.9 times smaller than Greenland. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Greenland?
- About 7.9 times: Greenland has 7.9× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 56,831. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².