Ghana vs India
India is 13.8 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into India about 14 times.
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0.07×
Ghana is 0.07× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 13.8× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | New Delhi |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Ghana is 13.8 times smaller than India. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into India?
- About 14 times: India has 13.8× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², India 445 per km².