Burkina Faso vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 21% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoMalaysiaBurkina Faso moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.83× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 1.21× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Burkina Faso is 17% smaller than Malaysia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.2 times: Malaysia has 1.21× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².