Burundi vs South Africa
South Africa is 43.9 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into South Africa about 44 times.
BurundiSouth AfricaBurundi moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.02× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 43.9× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Pretoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Burundi is 43.9 times smaller than South Africa. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into South Africa?
- About 44 times: South Africa has 43.9× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², South Africa 53 per km².