Ghana vs Hong Kong
Ghana is 86.6 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Ghana about 87 times.
GhanaHong KongGhana moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
86.6×
Ghana is 86.6× the area of Hong Kong.
| Ghana | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | — |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Hong Kong at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Yes. Ghana is 86.6 times larger than Hong Kong. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Ghana?
- About 87 times: Ghana has 86.6× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Ghana and Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong about 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 7,498,900. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².