Ghana vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 6.56 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Mongolia about 6.6 times.
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Ghana is 0.15× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 6.56× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. That difference is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it is next to Ghana. 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 Mongolia?
- No. Ghana is 6.56 times smaller than Mongolia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Mongolia?
- About 6.6 times: Mongolia has 6.56× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Mongolia 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 Mongolia about 2.15×. That is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ghana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ghana or Mongolia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 3,568,978. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².