Burkina Faso vs Uruguay
Burkina Faso is 56% larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Burkina Faso about 1.6 times.
Burkina FasoUruguayBurkina Faso moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.56×
Burkina Faso is 1.56× the area of Uruguay.
| Burkina Faso | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 56% larger than Uruguay. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 1.6 times: Burkina Faso has 1.56× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 3,384,688. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².