Burkina Faso vs Pitcairn Islands
Burkina Faso is 5,834 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Burkina Faso about 5834 times.
Burkina FasoPitcairn IslandsBurkina Faso moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 5,834× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Burkina Faso | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 50 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Adamstown |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 5,834 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 5834 times: Burkina Faso has 5,834× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 50. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².