Ghana vs Kenya
Kenya is 2.44 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Kenya about 2.4 times.
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0.41×
Ghana is 0.41× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 2.44× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N 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 Kenya?
- No. Ghana is 2.44 times smaller than Kenya. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Kenya?
- About 2.4 times: Kenya has 2.44× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Kenya 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 Kenya 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Kenya 99 per km².