Ghana vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 39% larger than Ghana.
GhanaMalaysiaGhana moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.72×
Ghana is 0.72× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 1.39× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Ghana is 28% smaller than Malaysia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.4 times: Malaysia has 1.39× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².