Burkina Faso vs Finland: Land area in square kilometres
Burkina Faso
273,600 sq. km
in 2023
Finland
303,960 sq. km
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
74th
Finland rank
71st
Land area in square kilometres over time
- Burkina Faso
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 303,960 sq. km against 273,600 sq. km in Burkina Faso, a difference of 30,360 sq. km.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Finland ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 273,600 sq. km | 304,590 sq. km | 30,990 sq. km | Finland |
| 1970s | 273,600 sq. km | 304,590 sq. km | 30,990 sq. km | Finland |
| 1980s | 273,600 sq. km | 304,590 sq. km | 30,990 sq. km | Finland |
| 1990s | 273,600 sq. km | 304,590 sq. km | 30,990 sq. km | Finland |
| 2000s | 273,600 sq. km | 304,354 sq. km | 30,754 sq. km | Finland |
| 2010s | 273,600 sq. km | 303,905 sq. km | 30,305 sq. km | Finland |
| 2020s | 273,600 sq. km | 303,949 sq. km | 30,349 sq. km | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometres, Burkina Faso or Finland?
- Finland, at 303,960 sq. km against 273,600 sq. km in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometres between Burkina Faso and Finland?
- 30,360 sq. km, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Finland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Finland rank globally for land area in square kilometres?
- Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Finland ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.