Burkina Faso vs Syria
Burkina Faso is 48% larger than Syria.
Burkina FasoSyriaBurkina Faso moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 1.48× the area of Syria.
| Burkina Faso | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Damascus |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 48% larger than Syria. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.5 times: Burkina Faso has 1.48× the area of Syria.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Syria 138 per km².