Country size comparison
compared to
Burkina Faso is about 11 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 983% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (16.2 million more people live in Burkina Faso).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Maryland
vs.
Burkina Faso
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Burkina Faso vs. Maryland
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Burkina Faso on top of Maryland
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 5 statistics
Make 27.7 times more money in Maryland
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Maryland is 3.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall
→
Moving from Burkina Faso to Maryland · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.