Cameroon vs Ghana
Cameroon is 99% larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Cameroon about 2.0 times.
CameroonGhanaCameroon moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
1.99×
Cameroon is 1.99× the area of Ghana.
| Cameroon | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Accra |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Cameroon is 99% larger than Ghana. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.0 times: Cameroon has 1.99× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Cameroon and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Ghana 147 per km².