Country size comparison
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Burkina Faso is about 10 times bigger than Burundi.
Burundi is approximately 27,830 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 885% larger than Burundi. Meanwhile, the population of Burundi is ~12.7 million people (9.2 million more people live in Burkina Faso).
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