Burundi vs Namibia
Namibia is 29.7 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Namibia about 30 times.
BurundiNamibiaBurundi moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.03× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 29.7× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Burundi is 29.7 times smaller than Namibia. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Namibia?
- About 30 times: Namibia has 29.7× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 3,092,816. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².