Ghana vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 12% larger than Ghana.
GhanaNew ZealandGhana moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 0.89× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 1.12× the size of Ghana.
| Ghana | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Wellington |
| Region | Western Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- No. Ghana is 11% smaller than New Zealand. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Ghana fit into New Zealand?
- About 1.1 times: New Zealand has 1.12× the area of Ghana.
- Why do Ghana and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,324,700. Density: Ghana 147 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².