Ghana vs Namibia
Namibia is 3.46 times larger than Ghana. Ghana would fit into Namibia about 3.5 times.
GhanaNamibiaGhana moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 0.29× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 3.46× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Windhoek |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Ghana is 3.46 times smaller than Namibia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into Namibia?
- About 3.5 times: Namibia has 3.46× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 3,092,816. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².