Ghana vs Libya
Libya is 7.38 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Libya about 7.4 times.
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Ghana is 0.14× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 7.38× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Ghana is 7.38 times smaller than Libya. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Libya?
- About 7.4 times: Libya has 7.38× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 7,458,555. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².