Burkina Faso vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 2.92 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Mozambique about 2.9 times.
Burkina FasoMozambiqueBurkina Faso moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.34× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 2.92× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Burkina Faso is 2.92 times smaller than Mozambique. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Mozambique?
- About 2.9 times: Mozambique has 2.92× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².