Burkina Faso vs Tonga
Burkina Faso is 366 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Burkina Faso about 366 times.
Burkina FasoTongaBurkina Faso moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 366× the area of Tonga.
| Burkina Faso | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 103,742 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 366 times larger than Tonga. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 366 times: Burkina Faso has 366× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 103,742. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Tonga 139 per km².