Ecuador vs Ghana
Ecuador is 8% larger than Ghana.
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1.08×
Ecuador is 1.08× the area of Ghana.
| Ecuador | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Accra |
| Region | South 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. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Ecuador is 8% larger than Ghana. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Ecuador?
- About 1.1 times: Ecuador has 1.08× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ecuador and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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, Ecuador or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Ghana 147 per km².