Ghana vs Maldives
Ghana is 800 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Ghana about 800 times.
GhanaMaldivesGhana moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 800× the area of Maldives.
| Ghana | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 529,676 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Male |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Ghana is 800 times larger than Maldives. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Ghana?
- About 800 times: Ghana has 800× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Ghana and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 529,676. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².