Country size comparison
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Nicaragua is about 2.1 times smaller than Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, while Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, making Nicaragua 47.55% the size of Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the population of Burkina Faso is ~21.9 million people (15.6 million fewer people live in Nicaragua).
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Be 77.5% less likely to have access to electricity in Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso is 49.4% more expensive than Nicaragua overall
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