Eritrea vs Ghana
Ghana is 2.03 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Ghana about 2.0 times.
EritreaGhanaEritrea moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.49× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 2.03× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Ghana?
- No. Eritrea is 2.03 times smaller than Ghana. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Ghana?
- About 2.0 times: Ghana has 2.03× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Ghana 147 per km².