Burkina Faso vs Seychelles
Burkina Faso is 597 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Burkina Faso about 597 times.
Burkina FasoSeychellesBurkina Faso moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 597× the area of Seychelles.
| Burkina Faso | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 122,730 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Victoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 597 times larger than Seychelles. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 597 times: Burkina Faso has 597× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 122,730. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².