Burkina Faso vs New Caledonia
Burkina Faso is 14.8 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Burkina Faso about 15 times.
Burkina FasoNew CaledoniaBurkina Faso moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 14.8× the area of New Caledonia.
| Burkina Faso | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 295,333 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; New Caledonia at 21° S 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 New Caledonia?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 14.8 times larger than New Caledonia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 15 times: Burkina Faso has 14.8× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Burkina Faso and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 295,333. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².