Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso is 3.82 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Burkina Faso about 3.8 times.
Burkina FasoSierra LeoneBurkina Faso moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 3.82× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Freetown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 3.82 times larger than Sierra Leone. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 3.8 times: Burkina Faso has 3.82× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 8,819,794. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².