Ghana vs Iraq
Iraq is 83% larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Iraq about 1.8 times.
GhanaIraqGhana moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Ghana is 0.55× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 1.83× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Baghdad |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Ghana is 45% smaller than Iraq. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Iraq?
- About 1.8 times: Iraq has 1.83× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Iraq 108 per km².