Burkina Faso vs Peru
Peru is 4.69 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Peru about 4.7 times.
Burkina FasoPeruBurkina Faso moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.21× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 4.69× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Lima |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Burkina Faso is 4.69 times smaller than Peru. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Peru?
- About 4.7 times: Peru has 4.69× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Peru 27 per km².