Burundi vs Egypt
Egypt is 36.3 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Egypt about 36 times.
BurundiEgyptBurundi moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.03× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 36.3× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Cairo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Burundi is 36.3 times smaller than Egypt. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Egypt?
- About 36 times: Egypt has 36.3× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Egypt 117 per km².