What is the difference in surface area between Burkina Faso and Italy?

27,870 sq. km, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Italy?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Burkina Faso vs Italy: Surface area

Burkina Faso

274,200 sq. km

in 2023

Italy

302,070 sq. km

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

74th

Italy rank

72nd

Surface area over time

Burkina Faso
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 302,070 sq. km against 274,200 sq. km in Burkina Faso, a difference of 27,870 sq. km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Italy ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	274,220 sq. km	301,340 sq. km	27,120 sq. km	Italy
1970s	274,220 sq. km	301,340 sq. km	27,120 sq. km	Italy
1980s	274,220 sq. km	301,340 sq. km	27,120 sq. km	Italy
1990s	274,220 sq. km	301,340 sq. km	27,120 sq. km	Italy
2000s	274,220 sq. km	302,069 sq. km	27,849 sq. km	Italy
2010s	274,218 sq. km	302,069 sq. km	27,851 sq. km	Italy
2020s	274,200 sq. km	302,069 sq. km	27,869 sq. km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Burkina Faso or Italy?: Italy, at 302,070 sq. km against 274,200 sq. km in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Burkina Faso and Italy?: 27,870 sq. km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Italy rank globally for surface area?: Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Italy ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.