Burundi vs Cambodia
Cambodia is 6.5 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Cambodia about 6.5 times.
BurundiCambodiaBurundi moved onto Cambodia · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.15× the area of Cambodia. Put the other way, Cambodia is 6.5× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 181,035 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 17,847,982 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Phnom Penh |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Cambodia at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Burundi bigger than Cambodia?
- No. Burundi is 6.5 times smaller than Cambodia. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Cambodia covers 181,035 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Cambodia?
- About 6.5 times: Cambodia has 6.5× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Cambodia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Cambodia about 1.05×. 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, Burundi or Cambodia?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Cambodia 99 per km².