Burkina Faso vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 3.37 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Nigeria about 3.4 times.
Burkina FasoNigeriaBurkina Faso moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.3× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 3.37× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Abuja |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Burkina Faso is 3.37 times smaller than Nigeria. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Nigeria?
- About 3.4 times: Nigeria has 3.37× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².