Burkina Faso vs Samoa
Burkina Faso is 96.5 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Burkina Faso about 96 times.
Burkina FasoSamoaBurkina Faso moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 96.5× the area of Samoa.
| Burkina Faso | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 219,306 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Apia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 96.5 times larger than Samoa. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 96 times: Burkina Faso has 96.5× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 219,306. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Samoa 77 per km².