Burundi vs Greenland
Greenland is 77.8 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Greenland about 78 times.
BurundiGreenlandBurundi moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.01× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 77.8× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 56,831 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Nuuk |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Burundi is 77.8 times smaller than Greenland. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Greenland?
- About 78 times: Greenland has 77.8× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 56,831. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².