Burkina Faso vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 5.7 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Mongolia about 5.7 times.
Burkina FasoMongoliaBurkina Faso moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
0.18×
Burkina Faso is 0.18× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 5.7× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. That difference is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it is next to Burkina Faso. 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 Mongolia?
- No. Burkina Faso is 5.7 times smaller than Mongolia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Mongolia?
- About 5.7 times: Mongolia has 5.7× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Mongolia 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 Mongolia about 2.15×. That is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burkina Faso. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Burkina Faso or Mongolia?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 3,568,978. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².