Burkina Faso vs Italy
Italy is 10% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoItalyBurkina Faso moved onto Italy · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.91× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 1.1× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Rome |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. That difference is why Italy looks so much bigger than it is next to Burkina Faso. 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 Italy?
- No. Burkina Faso is 9% smaller than Italy. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Italy?
- About 1.1 times: Italy has 1.1× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Italy 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 Italy about 1.85×. That is why Italy looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burkina Faso. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Burkina Faso or Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Italy 195 per km².