Burkina Faso vs Taiwan
Burkina Faso is 7.58 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Burkina Faso about 7.6 times.
Burkina FasoTaiwanBurkina Faso moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
7.58×
Burkina Faso is 7.58× the area of Taiwan.
| Burkina Faso | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 7.58 times larger than Taiwan. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 7.6 times: Burkina Faso has 7.58× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 23,262,544. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².