Anguilla vs Ghana
Ghana is 2,621 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Ghana about 2621 times.
AnguillaGhanaAnguilla moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 2,621× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Accra |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Ghana at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Anguilla bigger than Ghana?
- No. Anguilla is 2,621 times smaller than Ghana. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Ghana?
- About 2621 times: Ghana has 2,621× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Ghana about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Anguilla or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Ghana 147 per km².