Burkina Faso vs Uganda
Burkina Faso is 14% larger than Uganda.
Burkina FasoUgandaBurkina Faso moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
1.14×
Burkina Faso is 1.14× the area of Uganda.
| Burkina Faso | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Kampala |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 14% larger than Uganda. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.1 times: Burkina Faso has 1.14× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Uganda 213 per km².