Colombia vs Ghana
Colombia is 4.79 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Colombia about 4.8 times.
ColombiaGhanaColombia moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
4.79×
Colombia is 4.79× the area of Ghana.
| Colombia | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Accra |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Colombia is 4.79 times larger than Ghana. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Colombia?
- About 4.8 times: Colombia has 4.79× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Colombia and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Ghana?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 35,064,272. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Ghana 147 per km².