Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 8.21 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Saudi Arabia about 8.2 times.
Burkina FasoSaudi ArabiaBurkina Faso moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.12× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 8.21× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Burkina Faso is 8.21 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 8.2 times: Saudi Arabia has 8.21× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².