Cuba vs Ghana
Ghana is 2.17 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Ghana about 2.2 times.
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0.46×
Cuba is 0.46× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 2.17× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Accra |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Ghana?
- No. Cuba is 2.17 times smaller than Ghana. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Ghana?
- About 2.2 times: Ghana has 2.17× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Ghana 147 per km².