Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire is 35% larger than Ghana.
Côte d'IvoireGhanaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
1.35×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.35× the area of Ghana.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Accra |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 35% larger than Ghana. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.4 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.35× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Ghana 147 per km².