Which has higher land area, 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 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.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Finland: Land area

Burkina Faso

273,600 sq. km

in 2023

Finland

303,960 sq. km

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

74th

Finland rank

71st

Land area 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 216 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, 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 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?: Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Finland ranks 71st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.