Egypt vs Ghana
Egypt is 4.24 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Egypt about 4.2 times.
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4.24×
Egypt is 4.24× the area of Ghana.
| Egypt | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Accra |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Egypt is 4.24 times larger than Ghana. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Egypt?
- About 4.2 times: Egypt has 4.24× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Egypt and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Ghana?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 35,064,272. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Ghana 147 per km².