Comoros vs Ghana
Ghana is 117 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Ghana about 117 times.
ComorosGhanaComoros moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.01× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 117× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Accra |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°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 Comoros bigger than Ghana?
- No. Comoros is 117 times smaller than Ghana. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Ghana?
- About 117 times: Ghana has 117× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros 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, Comoros or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Ghana 147 per km².