Burkina Faso vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 2.47 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Myanmar about 2.5 times.
Burkina FasoMyanmarBurkina Faso moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.41× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 2.47× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Burkina Faso is 2.47 times smaller than Myanmar. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Myanmar?
- About 2.5 times: Myanmar has 2.47× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².