Ghana vs Nepal
Ghana is 62% larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Ghana about 1.6 times.
GhanaNepalGhana moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
1.62×
Ghana is 1.62× the area of Nepal.
| Ghana | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Kathmandu |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Ghana is 62% larger than Nepal. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Ghana?
- About 1.6 times: Ghana has 1.62× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Ghana and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 29,618,118. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Nepal 201 per km².