Ghana vs Kiribati
Ghana is 294 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Ghana about 294 times.
GhanaKiribatiGhana moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 294× the area of Kiribati.
| Ghana | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 136,488 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Tarawa |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Ghana is 294 times larger than Kiribati. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Ghana?
- About 294 times: Ghana has 294× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Ghana and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 136,488. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².