Burkina Faso vs Guyana
Burkina Faso is 28% larger than Guyana.
Burkina FasoGuyanaBurkina Faso moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 1.28× the area of Guyana.
| Burkina Faso | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 835,986 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Georgetown |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 28% larger than Guyana. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.3 times: Burkina Faso has 1.28× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 835,986. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².