Burkina Faso vs Timor-Leste
Burkina Faso is 18.4 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Burkina Faso about 18 times.
Burkina FasoTimor-LesteBurkina Faso moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
18.4×
Burkina Faso is 18.4× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Burkina Faso | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 18.4 times larger than Timor-Leste. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 18 times: Burkina Faso has 18.4× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 1,418,517. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².