Burkina Faso vs Turkey
Turkey is 2.86 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Turkey about 2.9 times.
Burkina FasoTurkeyBurkina Faso moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.35× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 2.86× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Ankara |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Burkina Faso. 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 Turkey?
- No. Burkina Faso is 2.86 times smaller than Turkey. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Turkey?
- About 2.9 times: Turkey has 2.86× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burkina Faso. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Burkina Faso or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Turkey 110 per km².