Gambia vs Ghana
Ghana is 21.1 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Ghana about 21 times.
GambiaGhanaGambia moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.05× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 21.1× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Accra |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Ghana?
- No. Gambia is 21.1 times smaller than Ghana. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Ghana?
- About 21 times: Ghana has 21.1× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Ghana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Ghana 147 per km².