Burkina Faso vs Mexico
Mexico is 7.19 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Mexico about 7.2 times.
Burkina FasoMexicoBurkina Faso moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.14× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 7.19× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Burkina Faso is 7.19 times smaller than Mexico. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Mexico?
- About 7.2 times: Mexico has 7.19× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Mexico 67 per km².