Burkina Faso vs Tunisia
Burkina Faso is 68% larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Burkina Faso about 1.7 times.
Burkina FasoTunisiaBurkina Faso moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
1.68×
Burkina Faso is 1.68× the area of Tunisia.
| Burkina Faso | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 68% larger than Tunisia. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.7 times: Burkina Faso has 1.68× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 12,348,573. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².