Country size comparison
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Kenya is about 2.1 times bigger than Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, while Kenya is approximately 580,367 sq km, making Kenya 112% larger than Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the population of Burkina Faso is ~21.9 million people (33.9 million more people live in Kenya).
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Burkina Faso is 72.0% more expensive than Kenya overall
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