Burkina Faso vs Jordan
Burkina Faso is 3.07 times larger than Jordan. Jordan would fit into Burkina Faso about 3.1 times.
Burkina FasoJordanBurkina Faso moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 3.07× the area of Jordan.
| Burkina Faso | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Amman |
| 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; Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 3.07 times larger than Jordan. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 3.1 times: Burkina Faso has 3.07× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 11,520,684. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Jordan 129 per km².