Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso is 7.59 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Burkina Faso about 7.6 times.
Burkina FasoGuinea-BissauBurkina Faso moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 7.59× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Bissau |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 7.59 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 7.6 times: Burkina Faso has 7.59× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau 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-Bissau about 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 2,249,515. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².