Country size comparison
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Burkina Faso is about 1.4 times bigger than Senegal.
Senegal is approximately 196,722 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 39% larger than Senegal. Meanwhile, the population of Senegal is ~17.9 million people (4.0 million more people live in Burkina Faso).
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