Ghana vs Guinea
Guinea is 3% larger than Ghana.
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Ghana is 0.97× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 1.03× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Conakry |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Ghana bigger than Guinea?
- No. Ghana and Guinea are almost exactly the same size. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Guinea?
- About 1.0 times: Guinea has 1.03× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Guinea about 1.03×. 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, Ghana or Guinea?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 15,099,727. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Guinea 61 per km².