Burkina Faso is 1.01× the size of Colorado
Burkina Faso (Africa) covers about 273,000 km² (105,000 mi²) and Colorado (state of the United States) about 269,000 km² (104,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 273,000km²Burkina Faso
- 269,000km²Colorado
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- Burkina Faso
- Colorado
What fits
- Colorado is 99% of the size of Burkina Faso.
- Burkina Faso is larger by 3,570 km² (1,380 mi²), which is 1.3% of the area of Colorado.
- Measured in Belgiums: Burkina Faso is about 8.89, Colorado about 8.78.
How they differ
- Burkina Faso also has the larger population: 23.0 million against 5.8 million, 3.99× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 84 in Burkina Faso against 21 in Colorado: Burkina Faso is 3.94× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map Colorado looks larger than Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Colorado at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Colorado as 1.56× the size of Burkina Faso, when Burkina Faso is 1.01× the size of Colorado.
- Together Burkina Faso and Colorado cover 542,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,570 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Colorado's density, Burkina Faso would have 5.9 million people (it has 23.0 million). At Burkina Faso's density, Colorado would have 22.7 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Colorado's centre is 26.7° of latitude, about 2,970 km, farther north than Burkina Faso's.
- Burkina Faso ranks 75th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Colorado is the 8th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 38th most densely populated of them.
- Colorado lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 2,970 km) north of Burkina Faso.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Burkina Faso would have about 11,850 m² and each person in Colorado about 46,630 m².
- Laid side by side, Burkina Faso and Colorado would cover 542,000 km², about the same size as France.
- Together they have 28.8 million people, about as many people as Nepal.
- Counted as a country, Colorado would rank 75th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Burkina Faso | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 273,000 km²105,000 mi² | 269,000 km²104,000 mi² |
| Official area | 274,000 km²Wikidata | 270,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 74th of 239worldwide | 8th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 23.0 millionWikidata, 2023 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 58th of 237worldwide | 21st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 84 per km² | 21 per km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Denver |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 15°N | 37°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 274,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 273,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 270,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12