Ghana vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 3.36 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Mozambique about 3.4 times.
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Ghana is 0.3× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 3.36× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Ghana is 3.36 times smaller than Mozambique. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Mozambique?
- About 3.4 times: Mozambique has 3.36× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 35,064,272. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².