Burkina Faso vs South Korea
Burkina Faso is 2.73 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Burkina Faso about 2.7 times.
Burkina FasoSouth KoreaBurkina Faso moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 2.73× the area of South Korea.
| Burkina Faso | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Seoul |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 2.73 times larger than South Korea. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 2.7 times: Burkina Faso has 2.73× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Burkina Faso and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², South Korea 515 per km².