Burkina Faso vs Israel
Burkina Faso is 13.2 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Burkina Faso about 13 times.
Burkina FasoIsraelBurkina Faso moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 13.2× the area of Israel.
| Burkina Faso | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 13.2 times larger than Israel. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 13 times: Burkina Faso has 13.2× the area of Israel.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 10,122,800. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Israel 487 per km².