Belize vs Ghana
Ghana is 10.4 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Ghana about 10 times.
BelizeGhanaBelize moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.1× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 10.4× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Accra |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Ghana?
- No. Belize is 10.4 times smaller than Ghana. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Ghana?
- About 10 times: Ghana has 10.4× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Ghana 147 per km².