Burkina Faso vs Sudan
Sudan is 6.88 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Sudan about 6.9 times.
Burkina FasoSudanBurkina Faso moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.15× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 6.88× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Khartoum |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Burkina Faso is 6.88 times smaller than Sudan. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Sudan?
- About 6.9 times: Sudan has 6.88× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Sudan 27 per km².