Burkina Faso vs Panama
Burkina Faso is 3.7 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Burkina Faso about 3.7 times.
Burkina FasoPanamaBurkina Faso moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
3.7×
Burkina Faso is 3.7× the area of Panama.
| Burkina Faso | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Panama City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Panama at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 3.7 times larger than Panama. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 3.7 times: Burkina Faso has 3.7× the area of Panama.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Panama 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 Panama about 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 4,571,189. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Panama 62 per km².