Burkina Faso vs Sint Maarten
Burkina Faso is 8,065 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Burkina Faso about 8065 times.
Burkina FasoSint MaartenBurkina Faso moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 8,065× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Burkina Faso | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 43,923 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Philipsburg |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 8,065 times larger than Sint Maarten. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 8065 times: Burkina Faso has 8,065× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten about 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 43,923. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².