Burkina Faso vs Kenya
Kenya is 2.12 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Kenya about 2.1 times.
Burkina FasoKenyaBurkina Faso moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.47× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 2.12× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Burkina Faso is 2.12 times smaller than Kenya. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Kenya?
- About 2.1 times: Kenya has 2.12× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Kenya 99 per km².