Burkina Faso vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 3.33 times larger than Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso would fit into Venezuela about 3.3 times.
Burkina FasoVenezuelaBurkina Faso moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.3× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 3.33× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Burkina Faso is 3.33 times smaller than Venezuela. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Venezuela?
- About 3.3 times: Venezuela has 3.33× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 24,074,580. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².