Ghana vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 2.46 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Madagascar about 2.5 times.
GhanaMadagascarGhana moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Ghana is 0.41× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 2.46× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Ghana is 2.46 times smaller than Madagascar. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Madagascar?
- About 2.5 times: Madagascar has 2.46× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 32,740,678. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².