Ghana vs Israel
Ghana is 11.5 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Ghana about 11 times.
GhanaIsraelGhana moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 11.5× the area of Israel.
| Ghana | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Ghana is 11.5 times larger than Israel. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Ghana?
- About 11 times: Ghana has 11.5× the area of Israel.
- Why do Ghana and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 10,122,800. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Israel 487 per km².