Burkina Faso vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 3.22 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Pakistan about 3.2 times.
Burkina FasoPakistanBurkina Faso moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.31× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 3.22× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Islamabad |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Burkina Faso is 3.22 times smaller than Pakistan. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Pakistan?
- About 3.2 times: Pakistan has 3.22× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².