El Salvador vs Ghana
Ghana is 11.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Ghana about 11 times.
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El Salvador is 0.09× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 11.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Accra |
| Region | Central 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. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 El Salvador bigger than Ghana?
- No. El Salvador is 11.3 times smaller than Ghana. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Ghana?
- About 11 times: Ghana has 11.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× 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, El Salvador or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Ghana 147 per km².