Burkina Faso vs Libya
Libya is 6.42 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Libya about 6.4 times.
Burkina FasoLibyaBurkina Faso moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.16× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 6.42× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Burkina Faso is 6.42 times smaller than Libya. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Libya?
- About 6.4 times: Libya has 6.42× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 7,458,555. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².