Gabon vs Ghana
Gabon is 12% larger than Ghana.
GabonGhanaGabon moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
1.12×
Gabon is 1.12× the area of Ghana.
| Gabon | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Accra |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Ghana?
- Yes. Gabon is 12% larger than Ghana. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Gabon?
- About 1.1 times: Gabon has 1.12× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Gabon and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Ghana 147 per km².