Burkina Faso vs Maldives
Burkina Faso is 920 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Burkina Faso about 920 times.
Burkina FasoMaldivesBurkina Faso moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 920× the area of Maldives.
| Burkina Faso | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 529,676 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Male |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 920 times larger than Maldives. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 920 times: Burkina Faso has 920× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 529,676. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².