Burkina Faso vs Mauritius
Burkina Faso is 134 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Burkina Faso about 134 times.
Burkina FasoMauritiusBurkina Faso moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 134× the area of Mauritius.
| Burkina Faso | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 134 times larger than Mauritius. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 134 times: Burkina Faso has 134× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Mauritius 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 Mauritius about 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 1,243,741. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².