Burkina Faso is 1.07× the size of Ecuador
Burkina Faso covers about 273,000 km² (105,000 mi²) and Ecuador about 255,000 km² (98,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 273,000km²Burkina Faso
- 255,000km²Ecuador
500 km
- Burkina Faso
- Ecuador
What fits
- Ecuador is 93% of the size of Burkina Faso.
- Burkina Faso is larger by 17,800 km² (6,860 mi²), which is 7.0% of the area of Ecuador.
- Measured in Belgiums: Burkina Faso is about 8.89, Ecuador about 8.31.
How they differ
- Burkina Faso also has the larger population: 23.0 million against 16.9 million, 1.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 84 in Burkina Faso against 66 in Ecuador: Burkina Faso is 1.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,630 km apart.
- Together Burkina Faso and Ecuador cover 528,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 2.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 17,800 km², is about the size of Kuwait (17,500 km²).
- At Ecuador's density, Burkina Faso would have 18.1 million people (it has 23.0 million). At Burkina Faso's density, Ecuador would have 21.5 million (it has 16.9 million).
- Burkina Faso's centre is 13.7° of latitude, about 1,520 km, farther north than Ecuador's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Burkina Faso | 1.07× |
| More people | Burkina Faso | 1.36× |
| More crowded | Burkina Faso | 1.27× |
| Farther north | Burkina Faso | 13.7° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Burkina Faso | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 8.89× | 8.31× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.12× | 1.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.76× | 0.71× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.73× | 0.68× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.50× | 0.47× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.08× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Burkina Faso | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 273,000 km²105,000 mi² | 255,000 km²98,500 mi² |
| Population | 23.0 millionWikidata, 2023 | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 84 per km² | 66 per km² |
| Official area | 274,000 km²Wikidata | 257,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Quito |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 15°N | 5°S to 2°N |
| Continent | Africa | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. 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 257,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 255,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11