Ethiopia vs Ghana
Ethiopia is 4.63 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Ethiopia about 4.6 times.
EthiopiaGhanaEthiopia moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
4.63×
Ethiopia is 4.63× the area of Ghana.
| Ethiopia | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Accra |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 4.63 times larger than Ghana. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Ethiopia?
- About 4.6 times: Ethiopia has 4.63× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ethiopia and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Ghana 147 per km².