Burkina Faso vs Qatar
Burkina Faso is 24.0 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Burkina Faso about 24 times.
Burkina FasoQatarBurkina Faso moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 24.0× the area of Qatar.
| Burkina Faso | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 24.0 times larger than Qatar. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 24 times: Burkina Faso has 24.0× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 2,972,215. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Qatar 260 per km².