Burkina Faso vs Palestine
Burkina Faso is 33.4 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Burkina Faso about 33 times.
Burkina FasoPalestineBurkina Faso moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 33.4× the area of Palestine.
| Burkina Faso | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 33.4 times larger than Palestine. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 33 times: Burkina Faso has 33.4× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 5,413,596. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Palestine 659 per km².