Burundi vs China

China is 345 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into China about 345 times.

BurundiChinaBurundi moved onto China · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.0× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 345× the size of Burundi.
BurundiChina
Area27,834 km²9,596,961 km²
Population14,390,0031,406,585,000
Density517 / km²147 / km²
CapitalBujumburaBeijing
RegionEastern AfricaEastern Asia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours317

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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. That difference is why China looks so much bigger than it is next to Burundi. 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 China?
No. Burundi is 345 times smaller than China. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
How many times does Burundi fit into China?
About 345 times: China has 345× the area of Burundi.
Why do Burundi and China 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 China about 1.56×. That is why China looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burundi. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Burundi or China?
China: 1,406,585,000 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², China 147 per km².