Country size comparison
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Alabama is about 2.1 times smaller than Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 47.93% the size of Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the population of Burkina Faso is ~21.9 million people (17.2 million fewer people live in Alabama).
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Burkina Faso is 21.3% cheaper than Alabama
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