Burkina Faso vs Japan
Japan is 38% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoJapanBurkina Faso moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.73×
Burkina Faso is 0.73× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 1.38× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Tokyo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan?
- No. Burkina Faso is 27% smaller than Japan. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Japan?
- About 1.4 times: Japan has 1.38× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Japan 326 per km².