Ghana vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 7.98 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Indonesia about 8.0 times.
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0.13×
Ghana is 0.13× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 7.98× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Jakarta |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Ghana is 7.98 times smaller than Indonesia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Indonesia?
- About 8.0 times: Indonesia has 7.98× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².