Burkina Faso vs Sweden
Sweden is 63% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Sweden about 1.6 times.
Burkina FasoSwedenBurkina Faso moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.61× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 1.63× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Stockholm |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- No. Burkina Faso is 39% smaller than Sweden. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Sweden?
- About 1.6 times: Sweden has 1.63× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 10,596,620. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Sweden 24 per km².