Burkina Faso vs Guinea
Burkina Faso is 12% larger than Guinea.
Burkina FasoGuineaBurkina Faso moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
1.12×
Burkina Faso is 1.12× the area of Guinea.
| Burkina Faso | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Conakry |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 12% larger than Guinea. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.1 times: Burkina Faso has 1.12× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 15,099,727. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Guinea 61 per km².