Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 43% larger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoZimbabweBurkina Faso moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Burkina Faso is 0.7× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.43× the size of Burkina Faso.
| Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Burkina Faso is 30% smaller than Zimbabwe. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Burkina Faso fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.4 times: Zimbabwe has 1.43× the area of Burkina Faso.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 16,950,795. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².