Burkina Faso vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 79% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Turkmenistan about 1.8 times.
Burkina FasoTurkmenistanBurkina Faso moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.56× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.79× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Burkina Faso is 44% smaller than Turkmenistan. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.8 times: Turkmenistan has 1.79× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 7,618,847. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².