Burkina Faso vs Switzerland
Burkina Faso is 6.64 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Burkina Faso about 6.6 times.
Burkina FasoSwitzerlandBurkina Faso moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 6.64× the area of Switzerland.
| Burkina Faso | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Bern |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 6.64 times larger than Switzerland. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 6.6 times: Burkina Faso has 6.64× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 9,092,436. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².