Bolivia vs Ghana
Bolivia is 4.61 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Bolivia about 4.6 times.
BoliviaGhanaBolivia moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
4.61×
Bolivia is 4.61× the area of Ghana.
| Bolivia | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Accra |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Bolivia is 4.61 times larger than Ghana. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Bolivia?
- About 4.6 times: Bolivia has 4.61× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Bolivia and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Ghana 147 per km².