Barbados vs Ghana
Ghana is 543 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Ghana about 543 times.
BarbadosGhanaBarbados moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 543× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Ghana?
- No. Barbados is 543 times smaller than Ghana. Barbados covers 439 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Ghana?
- About 543 times: Ghana has 543× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Ghana 147 per km².