Burkina Faso vs Somalia
Somalia is 2.33 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Somalia about 2.3 times.
Burkina FasoSomaliaBurkina Faso moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.43× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2.33× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Burkina Faso is 2.33 times smaller than Somalia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Somalia?
- About 2.3 times: Somalia has 2.33× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 19,654,739. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Somalia 31 per km².