Burkina Faso vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 2.14 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Madagascar about 2.1 times.
Burkina FasoMadagascarBurkina Faso moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.47×
Burkina Faso is 0.47× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 2.14× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Burkina Faso is 2.14 times smaller than Madagascar. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Madagascar?
- About 2.1 times: Madagascar has 2.14× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².