Burkina Faso vs Malta
Burkina Faso is 868 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Burkina Faso about 868 times.
Burkina FasoMaltaBurkina Faso moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 868× the area of Malta.
| Burkina Faso | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 579,704 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Valletta |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 868 times larger than Malta. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 868 times: Burkina Faso has 868× the area of Malta.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 579,704. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².