Burundi vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 39.7 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Ethiopia about 40 times.
BurundiEthiopiaBurundi moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.03× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 39.7× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° 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 Burundi bigger than Ethiopia?
- No. Burundi is 39.7 times smaller than Ethiopia. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Ethiopia?
- About 40 times: Ethiopia has 39.7× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia 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, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².