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

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.

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Italy ranks 72nd of 216 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

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