Burundi vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 9.56 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Western Sahara about 9.6 times.
BurundiWestern SaharaBurundi moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.1× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 9.56× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 612,000 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | — |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Burundi is 9.56 times smaller than Western Sahara. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Western Sahara?
- About 9.6 times: Western Sahara has 9.56× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 612,000. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².