Cyprus vs Ghana
Ghana is 25.8 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Ghana about 26 times.
CyprusGhanaCyprus moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.04× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 25.8× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Accra |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Ghana?
- No. Cyprus is 25.8 times smaller than Ghana. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Ghana?
- About 26 times: Ghana has 25.8× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Ghana 147 per km².