Burkina Faso vs Oman
Oman is 13% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoOmanBurkina Faso moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.89× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 1.13× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Muscat |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- No. Burkina Faso is 11% smaller than Oman. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Oman?
- About 1.1 times: Oman has 1.13× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 5,494,691. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Oman 18 per km².