Burkina Faso vs Nepal
Burkina Faso is 86% larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Burkina Faso about 1.9 times.
Burkina FasoNepalBurkina Faso moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
1.86×
Burkina Faso is 1.86× the area of Nepal.
| Burkina Faso | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Kathmandu |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 86% larger than Nepal. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.9 times: Burkina Faso has 1.86× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Nepal 201 per km².