Aruba vs Ghana
Ghana is 1,333 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Ghana about 1333 times.
ArubaGhanaAruba moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 1,333× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Ghana?
- No. Aruba is 1,333 times smaller than Ghana. Aruba covers 179 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Ghana?
- About 1333 times: Ghana has 1,333× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Ghana 147 per km².