Country size comparison
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New York is about 2.2 times smaller than Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, while New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, making New York 44.6% the size of Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the population of Burkina Faso is ~21.9 million people (2.6 million fewer people live in New York).
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Burkina Faso is 36.8% cheaper than New York
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