Burkina Faso vs Nicaragua
Burkina Faso is 2.28 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Burkina Faso about 2.3 times.
Burkina FasoNicaraguaBurkina Faso moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
2.28×
Burkina Faso is 2.28× the area of Nicaragua.
| Burkina Faso | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Managua |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 2.28 times larger than Nicaragua. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 2.3 times: Burkina Faso has 2.28× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 7,007,502. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².