Ghana vs Guyana
Ghana is 11% larger than Guyana.
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Ghana is 1.11× the area of Guyana.
| Ghana | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 835,986 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Georgetown |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Yes. Ghana is 11% larger than Guyana. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Ghana?
- About 1.1 times: Ghana has 1.11× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Ghana and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 835,986. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².