Djibouti vs Ghana
Ghana is 10.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Ghana about 10 times.
DjiboutiGhanaDjibouti moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.1× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 10.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Accra |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Ghana?
- No. Djibouti is 10.3 times smaller than Ghana. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Ghana?
- About 10 times: Ghana has 10.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Ghana 147 per km².