How big is Burundi really?
Burundi covers 27,834 km² (10,700 sq mi). On the usual world map (the Mercator projection) it is drawn close to its true size: it lies near the equator, where the usual world map stretches little.
See Burundi at its true size on the map →True size vs the map
Both drawn at the same scale. The map keeps shapes but swells everything away from the equator.
Burundi in numbers
- Burundi is the 146th largest of the 196 countries and territories in Globegami.
- Countries of about the same true size: Haiti (27,750 km²), Equatorial Guinea (28,051 km²), Solomon Islands (28,400 km²).
- The United Kingdom is 8.7 times the size of Burundi.
Why the map gets Burundi wrong
Burundi lies around 3°S. A Mercator map stretches distances there by about 1.0 times in every direction, which barely changes its size. Most web maps use this projection because it keeps angles and shapes right for navigation, not because it shows sizes fairly.
In Globegami you can drag a copy of Burundi anywhere on Earth: it keeps its true size and grows or shrinks on the map as it moves, and you can fold the map back into a globe.
Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works