Eswatini vs Ghana
Ghana is 13.7 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Ghana about 14 times.
EswatiniGhanaEswatini moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.07× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 13.7× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Accra |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Ghana?
- No. Eswatini is 13.7 times smaller than Ghana. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Ghana?
- About 14 times: Ghana has 13.7× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Ghana 147 per km².