Burkina Faso vs Morocco
Morocco is 63% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Morocco about 1.6 times.
Burkina FasoMoroccoBurkina Faso moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.61× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 1.63× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Rabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Burkina Faso is 39% smaller than Morocco. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Morocco?
- About 1.6 times: Morocco has 1.63× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Morocco 86 per km².