Burkina Faso vs Northern Mariana Islands
Burkina Faso is 591 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Burkina Faso about 591 times.
Burkina FasoNorthern Mariana IslandsBurkina Faso moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 591× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Burkina Faso | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 43,541 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Saipan |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 591 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 591 times: Burkina Faso has 591× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 43,541. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².