Burkina Faso vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 6.95 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Indonesia about 6.9 times.
Burkina FasoIndonesiaBurkina Faso moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.14× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 6.95× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Jakarta |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Burkina Faso is 6.95 times smaller than Indonesia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Indonesia?
- About 6.9 times: Indonesia has 6.95× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².