Burkina Faso vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Burkina Faso is 658 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Burkina Faso about 658 times.
Burkina FasoTurks and Caicos IslandsBurkina Faso moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 658× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Burkina Faso | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 46,855 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 658 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 658 times: Burkina Faso has 658× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 46,855. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².