Burkina Faso vs Thailand
Thailand is 87% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Thailand about 1.9 times.
Burkina FasoThailandBurkina Faso moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.53× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.87× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Burkina Faso is 47% smaller than Thailand. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Thailand?
- About 1.9 times: Thailand has 1.87× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Thailand 140 per km².