Burkina Faso vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 3.45 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Tanzania about 3.5 times.
Burkina FasoTanzaniaBurkina Faso moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.29× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 3.45× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Burkina Faso is 3.45 times smaller than Tanzania. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Tanzania?
- About 3.5 times: Tanzania has 3.45× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².