Cambodia vs Ghana
Ghana is 32% larger than Cambodia.
CambodiaGhanaCambodia moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
0.76×
Cambodia is 0.76× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 1.32× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Accra |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Ghana?
- No. Cambodia is 24% smaller than Ghana. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Ghana?
- About 1.3 times: Ghana has 1.32× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Ghana 147 per km².