Burkina Faso vs Spain
Spain is 85% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Spain about 1.8 times.
Burkina FasoSpainBurkina Faso moved onto Spain · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.54× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 1.85× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Madrid |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Spain looks so much bigger than it is next to Burkina Faso. 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 Spain?
- No. Burkina Faso is 46% smaller than Spain. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Spain?
- About 1.8 times: Spain has 1.85× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. That is why Spain looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burkina Faso. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Burkina Faso or Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Spain 98 per km².