Ghana vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 11.4 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Kazakhstan about 11 times.
GhanaKazakhstanGhana moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 0.09× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 11.4× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Astana |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it is next to Ghana. 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Ghana is 11.4 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 11 times: Kazakhstan has 11.4× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ghana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ghana or Kazakhstan?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 20,843,754. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².