Burkina Faso is 1.05× the size of Gabon
Burkina Faso covers about 273,000 km² (105,000 mi²) and Gabon about 260,000 km² (100,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 273,000km²Burkina Faso
- 260,000km²Gabon
200 km
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
What fits
- Gabon is 95% of the size of Burkina Faso.
- Burkina Faso is larger by 12,800 km² (4,940 mi²), which is 4.9% of the area of Gabon.
- Measured in Belgiums: Burkina Faso is about 8.89, Gabon about 8.48.
How they differ
- Burkina Faso also has the larger population: 23.0 million against 2.0 million, 11.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 84 in Burkina Faso against 7.8 in Gabon: Burkina Faso is 10.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,070 km apart.
- Together Burkina Faso and Gabon cover 533,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,800 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Gabon's density, Burkina Faso would have 2.1 million people (it has 23.0 million). At Burkina Faso's density, Gabon would have 21.9 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Burkina Faso's centre is 12.9° of latitude, about 1,430 km, farther north than Gabon's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Burkina Faso | 1.05× |
| More people | Burkina Faso | 11.4× |
| More crowded | Burkina Faso | 10.8× |
| Farther north | Burkina Faso | 12.9° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Burkina Faso | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 8.89× | 8.48× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.12× | 1.07× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.76× | 0.73× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.73× | 0.70× |
| 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 | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 273,000 km²105,000 mi² | 260,000 km²100,000 mi² |
| Population | 23.0 millionWikidata, 2023 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 84 per km² | 7.8 per km² |
| Official area | 274,000 km²Wikidata | 268,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Libreville |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 15°N | 4°S to 2°N |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2017, 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%.
- Our measured 260,000 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 268,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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