Burkina Faso vs Puerto Rico
Burkina Faso is 30.1 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Burkina Faso about 30 times.
Burkina FasoPuerto RicoBurkina Faso moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 30.1× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Burkina Faso | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | San Juan |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 30.1 times larger than Puerto Rico. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 30 times: Burkina Faso has 30.1× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 3,184,835. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².