Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 69% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1.7 times.
Burkina FasoPapua New GuineaBurkina Faso moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Burkina Faso is 0.59× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.69× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Burkina Faso is 41% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.7 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.69× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 10,762,817. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².