Brazil vs Ghana
Brazil is 35.7 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Brazil about 36 times.
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Brazil is 35.7× the area of Ghana.
| Brazil | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Accra |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Brazil is 35.7 times larger than Ghana. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Brazil?
- About 36 times: Brazil has 35.7× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Brazil and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Ghana?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 35,064,272. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Ghana 147 per km².