Philippines is 1.08× the size of Burkina Faso
Philippines covers about 293,000 km² (113,000 mi²) and Burkina Faso about 273,000 km² (105,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 293,000km²Philippines
- 273,000km²Burkina Faso
200 km
- Philippines
- Burkina Faso
What fits
- Burkina Faso is 93% of the size of Philippines.
- Philippines is larger by 20,500 km² (7,920 mi²), which is 7.5% of the area of Burkina Faso.
- Measured in Belgiums: Philippines is about 9.56, Burkina Faso about 8.89.
How they differ
- Philippines also has the larger population: 112.7 million against 23.0 million, 4.90× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 384 in Philippines against 84 in Burkina Faso: Philippines is 4.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,400 km apart.
- Together Philippines and Burkina Faso cover 566,000 km², close to the size of Ukraine (572,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 20,500 km², is about the size of El Salvador (20,500 km²).
- At Burkina Faso's density, Philippines would have 24.8 million people (it has 112.7 million). At Philippines's density, Burkina Faso would have 104.8 million (it has 23.0 million).
- Burkina Faso's centre is 0.6° of latitude, about 60 km, farther north than Philippines's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Philippines | 1.08× |
| More people | Philippines | 4.90× |
| More crowded | Philippines | 4.55× |
| Farther north | Burkina Faso | 0.6° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Philippines | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.56× | 8.89× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.20× | 1.12× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.82× | 0.76× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.79× | 0.73× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.54× | 0.50× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.09× |
| 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
| Philippines | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 293,000 km²113,000 mi² | 273,000 km²105,000 mi² |
| Population | 112.7 millionWikidata, 2024 | 23.0 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 384 per km² | 84 per km² |
| Official area | 343,000 km²Wikidata | 274,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Manila | Ouagadougou |
| Latitude range | 5°N to 21°N | 9°N to 15°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 293,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 343,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 274,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 273,000 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