Ghana vs Nicaragua
Ghana is 98% larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Ghana about 2.0 times.
GhanaNicaraguaGhana moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
1.98×
Ghana is 1.98× the area of Nicaragua.
| Ghana | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Managua |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Yes. Ghana is 98% larger than Nicaragua. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Ghana?
- About 2.0 times: Ghana has 1.98× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Ghana and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 7,007,502. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².