Burkina Faso vs Philippines
Philippines is 25% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoPhilippinesBurkina Faso moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.8× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 1.25× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Manila |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Burkina Faso is 20% smaller than Philippines. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Philippines?
- About 1.3 times: Philippines has 1.25× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Philippines 340 per km².