Burkina Faso vs Jamaica
Burkina Faso is 24.9 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Burkina Faso about 25 times.
Burkina FasoJamaicaBurkina Faso moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 24.9× the area of Jamaica.
| Burkina Faso | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Kingston |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Jamaica at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 24.9 times larger than Jamaica. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 25 times: Burkina Faso has 24.9× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Jamaica 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 Jamaica about 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 2,837,077. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².