Falkland Islands vs Ghana
Ghana is 19.6 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Ghana about 20 times.
Falkland IslandsGhanaFalkland Islands moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.05× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 19.6× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | Accra |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52°S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Ghana at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Ghana. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Falkland Islands bigger than Ghana?
- No. Falkland Islands is 19.6 times smaller than Ghana. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Ghana?
- About 20 times: Ghana has 19.6× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Ghana about 1.02×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ghana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Ghana 147 per km².