Burkina Faso vs Guam
Burkina Faso is 504 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Burkina Faso about 504 times.
Burkina FasoGuamBurkina Faso moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 504× the area of Guam.
| Burkina Faso | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 168,999 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Agana |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Guam 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 Guam?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 504 times larger than Guam. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 504 times: Burkina Faso has 504× the area of Guam.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Guam 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 Guam 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 Guam?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 168,999. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Guam 311 per km².