Ghana vs Kuwait
Ghana is 13.4 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Ghana about 13 times.
GhanaKuwaitGhana moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
13.4×
Ghana is 13.4× the area of Kuwait.
| Ghana | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Kuwait City |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Yes. Ghana is 13.4 times larger than Kuwait. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Ghana?
- About 13 times: Ghana has 13.4× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Ghana and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 4,865,298. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².