Burkina Faso vs Rwanda
Burkina Faso is 10.4 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Burkina Faso about 10 times.
Burkina FasoRwandaBurkina Faso moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 10.4× the area of Rwanda.
| Burkina Faso | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 10.4 times larger than Rwanda. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 10 times: Burkina Faso has 10.4× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 14,569,341. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².