Costa Rica vs Ghana
Ghana is 4.66 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Ghana about 4.7 times.
Costa RicaGhanaCosta Rica moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.21× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 4.66× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Accra |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than Ghana?
- No. Costa Rica is 4.66 times smaller than Ghana. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Ghana?
- About 4.7 times: Ghana has 4.66× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Ghana 147 per km².