Burkina Faso vs Vanuatu
Burkina Faso is 22.5 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Burkina Faso about 22 times.
Burkina FasoVanuatuBurkina Faso moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 22.5× the area of Vanuatu.
| Burkina Faso | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 335,169 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 22.5 times larger than Vanuatu. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 22 times: Burkina Faso has 22.5× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 335,169. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².