Burkina Faso vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 64% larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Uzbekistan about 1.6 times.
Burkina FasoUzbekistanBurkina Faso moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.61× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.64× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Tashkent |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Burkina Faso is 39% smaller than Uzbekistan. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1.6 times: Uzbekistan has 1.64× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².