Burkina Faso vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 48% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoParaguayBurkina Faso moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.67× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 1.48× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Asuncion |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Burkina Faso is 33% smaller than Paraguay. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Paraguay?
- About 1.5 times: Paraguay has 1.48× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 7,013,078. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².