Burkina Faso vs South Africa
South Africa is 4.45 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into South Africa about 4.5 times.
Burkina FasoSouth AfricaBurkina Faso moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.22× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 4.45× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Burkina Faso is 4.45 times smaller than South Africa. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into South Africa?
- About 4.5 times: South Africa has 4.45× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², South Africa 53 per km².