Ghana vs Nauru
Ghana is 11,359 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Ghana about 11359 times.
GhanaNauruGhana moved onto Nauru · Equal-area projection
11,359×
Ghana is 11,359× the area of Nauru.
| Ghana | Nauru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 21 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 12,025 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 573 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Yaren District |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Nauru at 1° S 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 Nauru?
- Yes. Ghana is 11,359 times larger than Nauru. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Nauru covers 21 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Ghana?
- About 11359 times: Ghana has 11,359× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Ghana and Nauru 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 Nauru 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 Nauru?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 12,025. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Nauru 573 per km².